diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1f72f8f94..a68cc38ad3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Before starting make sure to have [MongoDB](http://www.mongodb.org/), [NodeJS an
 `npm install`
 1. Create a config file from the example one:
 `cp config.json.example config.json`
+1. Ensure that Mongo is running and seed the database with initial settings by running: 
+`node .\src\seed.js`.
 
 ##  Windows Environment Install
 
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ Ignore this error and proceed with the following:
 'bower install -f'
 1. Create a config file from the example one:
 `copy config.json.example config.json`
+1. Ensure that Mongo is running and seed the database with initial settings by r
+unning:
+`node ./src/seed.js`.
 
 # Run HabitRPG
 
diff --git a/src/seed.js b/src/seed.js
index 65d3d8b7c9..3acd06e47e 100644
--- a/src/seed.js
+++ b/src/seed.js
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ async.waterfall([
   }
 ],function(err){
   if (err) throw err;
-  console.log("Dont initializing database");
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+  console.log("Done initializing database");
+})