diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccec8b7..e25c655 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ $ npm run start:dev
 $ npm run start:prod
 ```
 
+**Note that you need to have redis running locally in order to run the app**
+
 After starting the app, navigate to the displayed URL (`https://localhost:3000`)
 in order to check out the API docs and the basic single-page screenshotting
 application.