diff --git a/daprdocs/content/en/getting-started/install-dapr-cli.md b/daprdocs/content/en/getting-started/install-dapr-cli.md
index 2bfab98c0..aef7cbca1 100644
--- a/daprdocs/content/en/getting-started/install-dapr-cli.md
+++ b/daprdocs/content/en/getting-started/install-dapr-cli.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh -O
 
 #### Install without `sudo`
 
-If you do not have access to the `sudo` command or your username is not in the `sudoers` file, you can install Dapr to an alternate directory via the `DAPR_INSTALL_DIR` environment variable.
+If you do not have access to the `sudo` command or your username is not in the `sudoers` file, you can install Dapr to an alternate directory via the `DAPR_INSTALL_DIR` environment variable. This directory must already exist and be accessible by the current user.
 
 ```bash
 wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh -O - | DAPR_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/dapr" /bin/bash
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ arch -arm64 brew install dapr/tap/dapr-cli
 ```
 
 #### Install without `sudo`
-If you do not have access to the `sudo` command or your username is not in the `sudoers` file, you can install Dapr to an alternate directory via the `DAPR_INSTALL_DIR` environment variable.
+If you do not have access to the `sudo` command or your username is not in the `sudoers` file, you can install Dapr to an alternate directory via the `DAPR_INSTALL_DIR` environment variable. This directory must already exist and be accessible by the current user.
 
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dapr/cli/master/install/install.sh | DAPR_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/dapr" /bin/bash