diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f7a97f..e224c04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Packaging and Continous Integration.
 
 Put your cloud (AMI), container (Docker), OS (deb, rpm, pkg) package configurations and scripts in the `/build/package` directory.
 
-Put your CI (travis, circle, drone) configurations and scripts in the `/build/ci` directory.
+Put your CI (travis, circle, drone) configurations and scripts in the `/build/ci` directory. Note that some of the CI tools (e.g., Travis CI) are very picky about the location of their config files. Try putting the config files in the `/build/ci` directory linking them to the location where the CI tools expect them (when possible).
 
 ### `/deployments`
 
diff --git a/build/README.md b/build/README.md
index 37c128c..f387ed1 100644
--- a/build/README.md
+++ b/build/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Packaging and Continous Integration.
 
 Put your cloud (AMI), container (Docker), OS (deb, rpm, pkg) package configurations and scripts in the `/build/package` directory.
 
-Put your CI (travis, circle, drone) configurations and scripts in the `/build/ci` directory.
+Put your CI (travis, circle, drone) configurations and scripts in the `/build/ci` directory. Note that some of the CI tools (e.g., Travis CI) are very picky about the location of their config files. Try putting the config files in the `/build/ci` directory linking them to the location where the CI tools expect them (when possible).
 
 Examples: