diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
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--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ terminus-pluginname
 
 # Plugins
 
-The app will load all plugins from the source checkout in the dev mode, and from the user's plugins directory at all times (click `Open Plugins Directory` under `Settings` > `Plugins`).
+The app will load all plugins from the source checkout in the dev mode, from the user's plugins directory at all times (click `Open Plugins Directory` under `Settings` > `Plugins`) and from the directory specified by the `TERMINUS_PLUGINS` environment var.
 
 A plugin should only provide a default export, which should be a `NgModule` class (or a `NgModuleWithDependencies` where applicable). This module will be injected as a dependency to the app's root module.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e47d8034325b36f29a691138ebbef36d87c31565..77d553b55ae5afbff0a1985dfbb797292ce4d89e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 
 Pull requests and plugins are welcome! Publish your plugin on NPM with a `terminus-plugin` keyword to make them appear in the Plugin Manager.
 
-See [HACKING.md](https://github.com/Eugeny/terminus/blob/master/HACKING.md) for a very plugin development tutorial!
+See [HACKING.md](https://github.com/Eugeny/terminus/blob/master/HACKING.md) for a very brief plugin development tutorial!