diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fd7f5b..29e4ec8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ If you need to apply patches (depending on the project being modified, a pull
 request is often a better solution), you can do so with the
 [composer-patches](https://github.com/cweagans/composer-patches) plugin.
 
-To add a patch to drupal module foobar insert the patches section in the extra
-section of composer.json:
+To add a patch to drupal module `foobar`, insert the `patches` section in the
+`extra` section of composer.json:
 
 ```json
 "extra": {
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ section of composer.json:
 }
 ```
 
+To apply locally stored patches, reference the path in `composer.json` and
+copy the directory containing the patch files in `lagoon/cli.dockerfile`.
+
 ### What are the "TESTING" files in this repo?
 
 These files are used by Github actions to run a basic suite of tests specific to this template.  They utilise the excellent [Leia](https://github.com/lando/leia) tool to generate a set of mocha-compatible tests.  Have a look through the markdown for both files, and you will see what they do. These tests can also be generated and run locally.