diff --git a/docs/new_project_guide.md b/docs/new_project_guide.md
index 284120171..0d32f285a 100644
--- a/docs/new_project_guide.md
+++ b/docs/new_project_guide.md
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ directory on your machine (and `$OUT` in the container).
 *Note*: You *must* run these fuzz target binaries inside the base-runner docker
 container to make sure that they work properly:
 
+```bash
+$ python infra/helper.py check_build $PROJECT_NAME
+```
+
+Please fix any failures pointed by the `check_build` command above. To test changes against
+a particular fuzz target, run using:
+
 ```bash
 $ python infra/helper.py run_fuzzer $PROJECT_NAME <fuzz_target>
 ```