diff --git a/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-windows-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml b/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-windows-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml
index d78f0a75478..3f3318ec1da 100644
--- a/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-windows-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-windows-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml
@@ -85,10 +85,13 @@ action:
   - pre: You can connect and authenticate from the command line.
     language: sh
     code: |
-       mongo.exe --authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI --authenticationDatabase='$external' \
-       --username reportingapp@EXAMPLE.NET
+       mongo.exe --host hostname.example.net --authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI --authenticationDatabase='$external' --username reportingapp@EXAMPLE.NET
+    post: |
+       If you are connecting to a system whose hostname does not
+       match the Kerberos name, use :option:`--gssapiHostName <mongo --gssapiHostName>`
+       to specify the Kerberos FQDN that it responds to.
   - pre: |
-       Or, alternatively, you can first connect :program:`mongo.exe` to the
+       Alternatively, you can first connect :program:`mongo.exe` to the
        :program:`mongod.exe`, and then from the :program:`mongo.exe` shell, use
        the :method:`db.auth()` method to authenticate in the
        ``$external`` database.
diff --git a/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml b/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml
index 90781b68d16..2ba9548cc60 100644
--- a/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/steps-control-access-to-mongodb-with-kerberos-authentication.yaml
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ action:
   - pre: You can connect and authenticate from the command line.
     language: sh
     code: |
-       mongo --authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI --authenticationDatabase='$external' \
-       --username application/reporting@EXAMPLE.NET
+       mongo --host hostname.example.net --authenticationMechanism=GSSAPI --authenticationDatabase='$external' --username application/reporting@EXAMPLE.NET
+    post: |
+       If you are connecting to a system whose hostname does not
+       match the Kerberos name, use :option:`--gssapiHostName <mongo --gssapiHostName>`
+       to specify the Kerberos FQDN that it responds to.
   - pre: |
-       Or, alternatively, you can first connect :program:`mongo` to the
+       Alternatively, you can first connect :program:`mongo` to the
        :program:`mongod`, and then from the :program:`mongo` shell, use
        the :method:`db.auth()` method to authenticate in the
        ``$external`` database.