diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index f0c536ade..d74280c9e 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ You will need to create API Keys (Usually you get `key` and `secret`) from the E
 
 Freqtrade provides a Linux/MacOS script to install all dependencies and help you to configure the bot.
 
+!!! Note
+    Python3.6 or higher and the corresponding pip are assumed to be available. The install-script will warn and stop if that's not the case.
+
 ```bash
 git clone git@github.com:freqtrade/freqtrade.git
 cd freqtrade
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 8b5531746..c99a98eb1 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 function check_installed_pip() {
    ${PYTHON} -m pip > /dev/null
    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "pip not found. Please make sure that pip is available for ${PYTHON}."
+        echo "pip not found (called as '${PYTHON} -m pip'). Please make sure that pip is available for ${PYTHON}."
         exit 1
    fi
 }