diff --git a/README.textile b/README.textile
index abed54588..dde21568d 100644
--- a/README.textile
+++ b/README.textile
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export FEDORA_HOME=/path/to/hydra/jetty/fedora/default
 $FEDORA_HOME/client/bin/fedora-ingest-demos.sh localhost 8983 fedoraAdmin fedoraAdmin http
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+You must ingest one fixture using the import_fixture rake task provided by the hydra project:
+<pre>
+  rake hydra:import_fixture pid=hydrangea:fixture_mods_article1
+</pre>
+
 Now you're ready to run 
 
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