diff --git a/get-started/part3.md b/get-started/part3.md
index 28c3f26ce7..09768fb913 100644
--- a/get-started/part3.md
+++ b/get-started/part3.md
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ This `docker-compose.yml` file tells Docker to do the following:
 
 ## Run your new load-balanced app
 
+Before we can use the `docker stack deploy` command we'll first run 
+
+```
+docker swarm init
+```
+
+>**Note**: We'll get into the meaning of that command in [part 4](part4.md).
+> If you don't run `docker swarm init` you'll get an error that "this node is not a swarm manager."
+
 Now let's run it. You have to give your app a name -- here it is set to
 `getstartedlab` :
 
@@ -102,10 +111,6 @@ Now let's run it. You have to give your app a name -- here it is set to
 docker stack deploy -c docker-compose.yml getstartedlab
 ```
 
-> **Note**: If you get an error that "this node is not a swarm manager," go
-  ahead and run `docker swarm init` and then retry. We'll get into the meaning
-  of that command in [part 4](part4.md).
-
 See a list of the five containers you just launched:
 
 ```