diff --git a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/configuring-pull-request-merges/configuring-commit-squashing-for-pull-requests.md b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/configuring-pull-request-merges/configuring-commit-squashing-for-pull-requests.md
index dcc83e6b8bd4..0eecc2a3cfa4 100644
--- a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/configuring-pull-request-merges/configuring-commit-squashing-for-pull-requests.md
+++ b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/configuring-pull-request-merges/configuring-commit-squashing-for-pull-requests.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ shortTitle: Configure commit squashing
 
 {% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
 {% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-settings %}
+1. On the "General" settings page (which is selected by default), scroll down to the section marked "Pull Requests". 
 1. Under "Pull Requests", select **Allow squash merging**. This allows contributors to merge a pull request by squashing all commits into a single commit. The default commit message presented to contributors when merging is the commit title and message if the pull request contains only 1 commit, or the pull request title and list of commits if the pull request contains 2 or more commits. {% ifversion ghes = 3.6 %} To always use the title of the pull request regardless of the number of commits in the pull request select **Default to PR title for squash merge commits**.{% endif %}
 {% ifversion default-merge-squash-commit-message %}
 1. Optionally, under **Allow squash merging**, select the dropdown menu, then click the format of the default squash commit message presented to contributors when merging.