diff --git a/website/source/intro/getting-started/build.html.md b/website/source/intro/getting-started/build.html.md
index 46cca0891..f770b2228 100644
--- a/website/source/intro/getting-started/build.html.md
+++ b/website/source/intro/getting-started/build.html.md
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ Terraform also puts some state into the `terraform.tfstate` file
 by default. This state file is extremely important; it maps various
 resource metadata to actual resource IDs so that Terraform knows
 what it is managing. This file must be saved and distributed
-to anyone who might run Terraform. This file generally isn't too large, 
-and for most simple setups, the file might be added to version control along
-with rest of the Terraform code. For larger teams, it might be 
-beneficial to [setup remote state](https://www.terraform.io/docs/state/remote/index.html).
+to anyone who might run Terraform. It is generally recommended to 
+[setup remote state](https://www.terraform.io/docs/state/remote/index.html)
+when working with Terraform. This will mean that any potential secrets
+stored in the state file, will not be checked into version control
 
 
 You can inspect the state using `terraform show`: