diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d62170fe0..a7ec80312 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ Populating the database
 For the initial run, you need to populate the CVE database by running:
 
     ./sbin/db_mgmt.py -p
-    ./sbin/db_mgmt_cpe_dictionary.py
-    ./sbin/db_updater.py -c
+    ./sbin/db_mgmt_cpe_dictionary.py # This will take >45minutes on a decent machine, please be patient
+    ./sbin/db_updater.py -c # This will take >45minutes on a decent machine, please be patient
 
 It will fetch all the existing XML files from the Common Vulnerabilities
 and Exposures database and the Common Platform Enumeration. The initial