diff --git a/templates/zerver/github-error.md b/templates/zerver/github-error.md
index 608006f2dc..0e9fe9a134 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/github-error.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/github-error.md
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ in the OAuth application in GitHub. You can create OAuth apps from
 * You have set `SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY` in `{{ settings_path }}` and
 `social_auth_github_secret` in `{{ secrets_path }}` with the values
 from your OAuth application.
+
+* Navigate back to the login page and attempt the GitHub auth flow again.
diff --git a/templates/zerver/google-error.md b/templates/zerver/google-error.md
index e63375d253..e4493337ba 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/google-error.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/google-error.md
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ server's Google auth URL: `{{ server_uri }}/accounts/login/google/done/`.
 
 * You have set `GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID` in `{{ settings_path }}` and
 `google_oauth2_client_secret` in `{{ secrets_path }}`.
+
+* Navigate back to the login page and attempt the Google auth flow again.