diff --git a/dashboard/xdocs/index.xml b/dashboard/xdocs/index.xml
index 3ac87008..a0166329 100644
--- a/dashboard/xdocs/index.xml
+++ b/dashboard/xdocs/index.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
         The dashboard aggregate this information for all subprojects, 
         presenting them in a single tabular format.
       </p>
+      <p>
+        Please note that the dashboard plugin is not supposed to work on a
+        single project. You need to have a master project and subprojects to
+        make it work.
+      </p>      
       <p>
       	Current features:
       </p>