diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index e18f6bca7..662428975 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -47,10 +47,19 @@ The browser tests use [Dusk](https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/dusk) to run them.
 When troubleshooting any problems, make sure that your `.env` file is configured
 correctly to run the existing application.
 
-To run the test suite use the following command from your terminal:
+### Test Setup
+
+Your application needs to be configued and up and running in order for the browser
+tests to actually run. When running the tests locally, you can start the application
+using the following command:
+
+`php artisan serve`
+
+
+To run the test suite use the following command from another terminal tab or window:
 
 `php artisan dusk`
 
 To run individual test files, you can pass the path to the test that you want to run.
 
-`php artisan dusk tests/Browser/LoginTest.php`
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+`php artisan dusk tests/Browser/LoginTest.php`