diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ about: Tell us about a problem you are experiencing
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 **What steps did you take and what happened:**
-[A clear and concise description of what the bug is.]
+[A clear and concise description of what the bug is, and what commands you ran.)
 
 
 **What did you expect to happen:**
 
 
+**The output of the following commands will help us better understand what's going on**:
+(Pasting long output into a [GitHub gist](https://gist.github.com) or other pastebin is fine.)
+
+* `kubectl logs deployment/ark -n heptio-ark`
+* `ark backup describe <backupname>` or `kubectl get backup/<backupname> -n heptio-ark -o yaml`
+* `ark backup logs <backupname>`
+* `ark restore describe <restorename>` or `kubectl get restore/<restorename> -n heptio-ark -o yaml`
+* `ark restore logs <restorename>`
+
+
 **Anything else you would like to add:**
 [Miscellaneous information that will assist in solving the issue.]