diff --git a/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/README.rst b/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/README.rst
index 2983cf2f10..991bb48eb4 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/README.rst
+++ b/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/README.rst
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ Create the *gerritbot_matrix_identity_token* with this command:
 
     export MATRIX_IDENTITY_TOKEN=$(curl -XPOST ${IDENTITY_URL}/_matrix/identity/v2/account/register -d "${MATRIX_OPENID}" | jq -r '.access_token')
     echo "gerritbot_matrix_identity_token: ${MATRIX_IDENTITY_TOKEN}"
+
+You might need to accept matrix terms:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${MATRIX_IDENTITY_TOKEN}" ${IDENTITY_URL}/_matrix/identity/v2/terms
+    curl -XPOST ${IDENTITY_URL}/_matrix/identity/v2/terms -H "Authorization: Bearer ${MATRIX_IDENTITY_TOKEN}" -d \
+      '{"user_accepts": ["https://matrix.org/legal/identity-server-privacy-notice-1"]}'