diff --git a/contrib/upstart/asterisk.upstart-0.3.9 b/contrib/upstart/asterisk.upstart-0.3.9
index 4f75b3134..f1b2a31f4 100644
--- a/contrib/upstart/asterisk.upstart-0.3.9
+++ b/contrib/upstart/asterisk.upstart-0.3.9
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # asterisk
 #
 # Upstart control file for the Asterisk PBX
+#
+# To install, rename this file to 'asterisk' and copy it to /etc/event.d/
+#
+# To start asterisk manually:
+#     sudo start asterisk
+#
+# To stop asterisk manually:
+#     sudo stop asterisk
 
 description "Asterisk PBX"
 version     "1.6.3"