diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ superset db upgrade
 # Create default roles and permissions
 superset init
 
-# Load some data to play with
+# Load some data to play with (you must create an Admin user with the username `admin` for this command to work)
 superset load-examples
 
 # Start the Flask dev web server from inside your virtualenv.