diff --git a/playbooks/archivematica-centos7/README.md b/playbooks/archivematica-centos7/README.md
index 50df07b9..c7a350ce 100644
--- a/playbooks/archivematica-centos7/README.md
+++ b/playbooks/archivematica-centos7/README.md
@@ -65,4 +65,11 @@ plugin that installs the host's Virtualbox Guest Additions on the guest system :
   $ vagrant vbguest
   ```
 
+## Using Vagrant as a local development environment
+
+Due to problems when building npm packages from a shared folder, you need to change the Vagranfile in the following way:
+    * Uncomment the line that starts with "archivematica_src_dir"
+    * Set the archivematica_src_environment_type to "development"
+Those changes will avoid building of npm packages, so the task must be done by hand.
+
 For more archivematica development information, see: https://wiki.archivematica.org/Getting_started
diff --git a/playbooks/archivematica/README.md b/playbooks/archivematica/README.md
index d8cefd97..1325ec29 100644
--- a/playbooks/archivematica/README.md
+++ b/playbooks/archivematica/README.md
@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@ Deploy](docs/digital-ocean-install-example.rst) document.
   $ vagrant vbguest
   ```
 
+## Using Vagrant as a local development environment
+
+Due to problems when building npm packages from a shared folder, you need to change the Vagranfile in the following way:
+    * Uncomment the line that starts with "archivematica_src_dir"
+    * Set the archivematica_src_environment_type to "development"
+Those changes will avoid building of npm packages, so the task must be done by hand.
+
+
 For more archivematica development information, see: https://wiki.archivematica.org/Getting_started