diff --git a/episodes/09-open-and-plot-vector-layers.Rmd b/episodes/09-open-and-plot-vector-layers.Rmd
index 40a5c15d..09912581 100644
--- a/episodes/09-open-and-plot-vector-layers.Rmd
+++ b/episodes/09-open-and-plot-vector-layers.Rmd
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ library(sf)         # work with spatial vector data
 
 ## Import shapefiles
 
-Let's start by opening a shapefile. Shapefiles are a common file format to store spatial vector data used in GIS software. We will read a shapefile with the administrative boundary of Delft with the function `st_read()` from the `sf` package. 
+Let's start by opening a shapefile. Shapefiles are a common file format to store spatial vector data used in GIS software. Note that a shapefile consists of multiple files and it is important to keep them all together in the same location. We will read a shapefile with the administrative boundary of Delft with the function `st_read()` from the `sf` package. 
 
 ```{r}
 boundary_Delft <- st_read("data/delft-boundary.shp", quiet = TRUE)