diff --git a/content/community.rst b/content/community.rst
index d79c9f036dab998b6b8645b8cf1e1373a1e892e8..a63ecf0bdab25724c9544de5e71f06e0a5ddd027 100644
--- a/content/community.rst
+++ b/content/community.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ useful bug report should contain:
 
 - The versions of software you are using: Kwant, Python, operating system, etc.
 
-- A description of the problem, i.e. what exactly goes wrong.
+- A description of the problem, i.e. what exactly goes wrong.  This should
+  include any relevant error messages.
 
 - Enough information to reproduce the bug, preferably in the form of a simple
   script.