diff --git a/deploy_nixos b/deploy_nixos
index c6cc89b..13c6f73 100755
--- a/deploy_nixos
+++ b/deploy_nixos
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ if [ "$CLUSTER" = "prod" ]; then
 	message "2. Reboot node manually. You can also take the opportunity to upgrade with:"
 	message "         REBOOT_NODES=yes ./upgrade_nixos prod $NIXHOST"
 	message "3. Mark node as eligible again in Nomad"
+	message ""
+	message "If you are certain that the update is not disruptive, you can manually apply changes:"
+	message "1. Connect to node '$NIXHOST' over SSH"
+	message "2. Run this on the node:"
+	message "         sudo nixos-rebuild switch"
 	message "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 else
 	cmd nixos-rebuild switch