diff --git a/docs/finn/getting_started.rst b/docs/finn/getting_started.rst
index 5beabeb2980840fd1dbd2ee5b058738fa8553152..f4fa7a13dcbe4fe8ab9667a111df00c605747710 100644
--- a/docs/finn/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/finn/getting_started.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Getting an interactive shell for development or experimentation
   sh run_docker.sh
 
 Simply running sh run-docker.sh without any additional arguments will clone the dependency repos, create a Docker container and give you a terminal with you can use for development for experimentation.
+If you want a new terminal on an already-running container, you can do this with `docker exec -it finn_dev_<username> bash`.
 
 .. warning:: The Docker container is spawned with the `--rm` option, so make sure that any important files you created inside the container are either in the /workspace/finn folder (which is mounted from the host computer) or otherwise backed up.