diff --git a/docs/providers/aws/guide/services.md b/docs/providers/aws/guide/services.md
index dd96c4c24..2c7e4c1f1 100644
--- a/docs/providers/aws/guide/services.md
+++ b/docs/providers/aws/guide/services.md
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ Create this file and add event data so you can invoke your function with the dat
 
 When you deploy a Service, all of the Functions, Events and Resources in your `serverless.yml` are translated to an AWS CloudFormation template and deployed as a single CloudFormation stack.
 
-To deploy a service, use the `deploy` command:
+To deploy a service, first 'cd' into the relevant service directory:
+
+```bash
+cd myService
+```
+
+Then use the `deploy` command:
 
 ```bash
 serverless deploy