diff --git a/doc/EasyRSA-Advanced.md b/doc/EasyRSA-Advanced.md
index 15f5eb8cd..2ced95ff0 100644
--- a/doc/EasyRSA-Advanced.md
+++ b/doc/EasyRSA-Advanced.md
@@ -120,3 +120,5 @@ possible terse description is shown below:
     password using any openssl password options like pass:1234 or env:var
  *  `EASYRSA_PASSOUT` (CLI: `--passout`) - allows to specify a source for
     password using any openssl password options like pass:1234 or env:var
+    
+**NOTE:** the global options need to be provided before the actual commands.