diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index 492aecc25e..49dde2d56a 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ Note that these flags should only appear after a command.
     A few formulae provide a test method. `brew test <formula>` runs this
     test method. There is no standard output or return code, but it should
     generally indicate to the user if something is wrong with the installed
-    formula.
+    formula. Options passed to `brew install` such as `--HEAD` also need to
+    be provided to `brew test`.
 
     Example: `brew install jruby && brew test jruby`
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
index 04ebe5d2ea..84697b830e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/create.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class FormulaCreator
         #
         # This test will fail and we won't accept that! It's enough to just replace
         # "false" with the main program this formula installs, but it'd be nice if you
-        # were more thorough. Run the test with `brew test #{name}`.
+        # were more thorough. Run the test with `brew test #{name}`. Options passed
+        # to `brew install` such as `--HEAD` also need to be provided to `brew test`.
         #
         # The installed folder is not in the path, so use the entire path to any
         # executables being tested: `system "\#{bin}/program", "do", "something"`.