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diff --git a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md

index 16736d3d37..b6746ff5e4 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/join/<room_id_or_alias>
 }
 ```
 
-Including an `access_token` of a server admin.
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
+server admin: see [README.rst](README.rst).
 
 Response: