diff --git a/docsite/rst/moduledev.rst b/docsite/rst/moduledev.rst
index d25de76b8c0..37158f070bb 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/moduledev.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/moduledev.rst
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ output formats available:
    If you're having a problem with the syntax of your YAML you can
    validate it on the `YAML Lint <http://www.yamllint.com/>`_ website.
 
+.. tip::
+
+    You can use ANSIBLE_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES=1 to prevent ansible from
+    deleting the remote files so you can debug your module.
 
 Getting Your Module Into Core
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