diff --git a/docs/_getting-started/index.md b/docs/_getting-started/index.md
index cab5494159..9def1587e7 100644
--- a/docs/_getting-started/index.md
+++ b/docs/_getting-started/index.md
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ terminal and using the following command to open a JavaScript console:
 ```shell
 geth attach
 ```
-If you get the error 'unable to attach to remote geth', try including the path to localhost as shown below:
+
+If you get the error 'unable to attach to remote geth', try connecting via HTTP as shown below:
+
 ```shell
 geth attach http://127.0.0.1:8545
 ```