diff --git a/docs/howto/filesystem-management/filesystem-backups/enable-backups.md b/docs/howto/filesystem-management/filesystem-backups/enable-backups.md
index f7338aa96..66c495cce 100644
--- a/docs/howto/filesystem-management/filesystem-backups/enable-backups.md
+++ b/docs/howto/filesystem-management/filesystem-backups/enable-backups.md
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ To enable backups of home directories running on AWS EBS volumes, add the follow
 enable_nfs_backup = true
 ```
 
+Ensure you are in the correct terraform workspace to apply the changes:
+
+```bash
+terraform workspace select $CLUSTER_NAME
+```
+
 Then apply the changes with:
 
 ```bash