diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.MD b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.MD
index c3a5da7a..ca3dc1be 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.MD
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.MD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-####Before reporting an issue make sure you are running the latest build of the plugin!
+####Before reporting an issue make sure you are running the latest build of the plugin and checked for duplicate issues!
 
 ### What behaviour is observed:
 What happened?