diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a785c9246b21e8445063ba69fcbc42905534fd48..763b1dd3060ab96475126f7331cfb2908b67ac05 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ test: all
 	@PACKAGE=${PACKAGE} VERSION=${VERSION} prove test
 
 test-interactive: all
+	@echo 'Note: X Testing sucks, and Xnest is also prone to weird behaviour.'
+	@echo 'If the test fails, try rerunning it one or two times.'
+	@echo 'If it works then, everything is fine.'
 	@test/run-interactive
 
 install: install-man install-doc install-bin install-font install-img