diff --git a/install/Knative-with-Minikube.md b/install/Knative-with-Minikube.md
index 296efb3b2..35d2b0aa0 100644
--- a/install/Knative-with-Minikube.md
+++ b/install/Knative-with-Minikube.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Easy Install on Minikube
+# Knative Install on Minikube
 
 This guide walks you through the installation of the latest version of
 [Knative Serving](https://github.com/knative/serving) using pre-built images and
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ you can create one using [Minikube](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube).
 
 ## Creating a Kubernetes cluster
 
-Once kubectl and  Minikube are installed, create a cluster with version 1.10 or
+Once kubectl and Minikube are installed, create a cluster with version 1.10 or
 greater and your chosen VM driver:
 
 For Linux use:
@@ -63,14 +63,18 @@ wget -O - https://storage.googleapis.com/knative-releases/latest/istio.yaml \
 kubectl label namespace default istio-injection=enabled
 ```
 
-Wait until each Istio component is running or completed (STATUS column shows
-'Running' or 'Completed'):
+Monitor the Istio components until all of the components show a `STATUS` of
+`Running` or `Completed`:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl get pods -n istio-system --watch
+kubectl get pods -n istio-system
 ```
 
-CTRL+C when it's done.
+It will take a few minutes for all the components to be up and running; you can
+rerun the command to see the current status.
+
+> Note: Instead of rerunning the command, you can add `--watch` to the above
+  command to view the component's status updates in real time. Use CTRL + C to exit watch mode.
 
 ## Installing Knative Serving
 
@@ -85,15 +89,20 @@ provided `release-lite.yaml` release run:
 kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/knative-releases/latest/release-lite.yaml
 ```
 
-Wait until all Knative components are running (STATUS column shows 'Running'):
+Monitor the Knative components, until all of the components show a `STATUS` of
+`Running`:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl get pods -n knative-serving --watch
+kubectl get pods -n knative-serving
 ```
 
-CTRL+C when it's done.
+Just as with the Istio components, it will take a few seconds for the Knative
+components to be up and running; you can rerun the command to see the current status.
 
-Now you can deploy your app/function to your newly created Knative cluster.
+> Note: Instead of rerunning the command, you can add `--watch` to the above
+  command to view the component's status updates in real time. Use CTRL + C to exit watch mode.
+
+Now you can deploy an app to your newly created Knative cluster.
 
 ## Deploying an app
 
@@ -109,7 +118,7 @@ head to the [sample apps](../serving/samples/README.md) repo.
 
 ## Cleaning up
 
-Delete the Kubernetes cluster along with Knative, Istio and Primer sample app:
+Delete the Kubernetes cluster along with Knative, Istio, and any deployed apps:
 
 ```shell
 minikube delete