diff --git a/docs/sphinx_rsts/intro/building_user_applications.rst b/docs/sphinx_rsts/intro/building_user_applications.rst
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@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ If OpenFHE is installed in a different location than the default one or you have
 
 8. Run "make" to build the executable.
 
-To include a specific module, e.g., core or pke, in your C++ demo, use the main header file for that module, e.g., ``openfhecore.h`` or ``openfhe.h``. Please see the demos provided for that module for more examples. If your application uses serialization, additional header files will be needed (see the demos with serialization for more details).
+To include a specific module, e.g., core or pke, in your C++ demo, use the main header file for that module, e.g., ``openfhecore.h`` or ``openfhe.h``. Please see the demos provided for that module for more examples. If your application uses serialization, additional header files will be needed (see the demos with serialization for more details). If you want to run your application in a terminal, you may also want to specify the environment variable, e.g., ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/usr/local/lib``, supposing your OpenFHE libs are installed on ``/usr/local/lib``.