diff --git a/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst b/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst
index f0c24eb69..826c5f990 100644
--- a/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ After :doc:`you've set up the development environment <../general/devenv>` chang
 
     cd /var/www/nextcloud/apps
 
-Then create a skeleton app in the `app store <https://apps.nextcloud.com/developer/apps/generate>`_.
+Then create a skeleton app in the `app store <https://apps.nextcloud.com/developer/apps/generate>`_. This doesn't publish anything on the appstore yet, it just gives you a download.
 
 Enable the app
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