diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/doc/source/adding_a_recipe.rst b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/doc/source/adding_a_recipe.rst
index 0c21062ef5..46539f78a5 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/doc/source/adding_a_recipe.rst
+++ b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_test_workflow/doc/source/adding_a_recipe.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ How to add a recipe to the |RTW|
 
     cylc stop recipe_test_workflow/*
 
-#. Run the |RTW|, as detailed in the
+
+#. Run the |RTW|; it is expected that the ``compare`` task will fail:
+
    :doc:`Quick Start Guide <user_guide/quick_start>`.
 
 #. Update the Known Good Outputs (|KGOs|):