diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/jails/_index.adoc
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@@ -421,8 +421,9 @@
 
 Due to the good integration between FreeBSD and OpenZFS it is very easy to create new Thin Jails using OpenZFS Snapshots.
 
-To create a Thin Jail using OpenZFS Snapshots the first step is to create a template.
+To create a Thin Jail using OpenZFS Snapshots the first step is to create the jail directory tree by following the instructions in crossref:jails[host-configuration-directories, "Setting up the Jail Directory Tree"].
 
+Next, create a template.
 Templates will only be used to create new jails.
 For this reason they are created in "read-only" mode so that jails are created with an immutable base.