diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index a76d76cd8..b4b1619ce 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -269,14 +269,19 @@ Please:
 
 Submitting a pull request
 =========================
+
 Steps:
 
 1. Write your code!
-2. Make sure your environment is set up properly and that you're in your virtualenv (this is a **very important** step).
-3. Run ``./pep8.travis.sh`` to do a cursory check of your code style. Fix any errors.
+2. Make sure your environment is set up properly and that you're in your
+   virtualenv. You can do this by running ``./bootstrap/dev/venv.sh``.
+   (this is a **very important** step)
+3. Run ``./pep8.travis.sh`` to do a cursory check of your code style.
+   Fix any errors.
 4. Run ``tox -e lint`` to check for pylint errors. Fix any errors.
-5. Run ``tox`` to run the unit tests. Fix any errors.
-6. Run the integration tests, see `integration`_.
+5. Run ``tox`` to run the entire test suite including coverage. Fix any errors.
+6. If your code touches communication with an ACME server/Boulder, you
+   should run the integration tests, see `integration`_.
 7. Submit the PR.
 
 Updating the documentation