diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7b2e5040..628ca4847 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ Assets are saved to `ui/admin/dist/`.
 
 ### Building Desktop UI for Production
 
-See ui/desktop/README.md Building for Production for more information on how to
+See [Desktop UI README](ui/desktop/README.md#building-for-production) for more information on how to
 build the Desktop UI.  Be sure to set build-related environment variables as
-necessary for your target environment, as described in the Desktop UI readme.
+necessary for your target environment, as described in the [Environment Variables](ui/desktop/README.md#environment-variables-prod) section of README.
 
 To quickly produce a production build of Desktop UI, run from this folder:
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/README.md b/ui/desktop/README.md
index fdcbfa589..24dd4f865 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/README.md
+++ b/ui/desktop/README.md
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ These environment variables may be used to customized the build.
 ### Building for Production
 
 Before executing a build, be sure to set any environment variables necessary
-for your target [environment](#environment-variables-prod). To build this UI for
-production, run the following commands from this folder:
+for your target [environment](#environment-variables-prod) and you have full permissions in the environment you want to build in. 
+To build this UI for production, run the following commands from this folder:
 
 ```bash
 yarn install