diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 4431ae04..03a8798c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ For local development you have two options:
       -d '{"tickets": ["MYPROJ-123"]}'
     ```
 
+    🐱 If you receive an HTTP 405 error, you likely sent the request to the Forge gateway port (default: 8000) instead of the forge-poller port (default: 8001).
+
     !!! note
         Disable signature validation in Forge's `.env` so the poller's forwarded events are accepted:
         ```