diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index ca301e3..b44c173 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -195,3 +195,34 @@ def test_build_archinstall_creds_uses_archinstall_sentinel_keys():
             "groups": [],
         }
     ]
+
+
+def test_log_page_done_state_shows_usb_step_before_restart(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    """The 'pull the USB stick' step must be visible *before* the restart
+    button — after the click the box reboots within seconds (first hardware
+    bench booted the stick again)."""
+    import app as app_module
+
+    log_path = tmp_path / "install.log"
+    log_path.write_text("Installation completed without any errors.\n")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(app_module, "INSTALL_LOG", log_path)
+    app_module.settings["hostname"] = "bench"
+
+    html = app_module.app.test_client().get("/install/log").get_data(as_text=True)
+
+    assert '<ol class="next-steps">' in html
+    assert "http://bench.local" in html
+    assert "USB stick is out" in html
+    assert html.index("next-steps") < html.index("USB stick is out")
+
+
+def test_log_page_running_state_has_no_restart_button(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    import app as app_module
+
+    log_path = tmp_path / "install.log"
+    log_path.write_text("Creating partitions: /dev/sda\n")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(app_module, "INSTALL_LOG", log_path)
+
+    html = app_module.app.test_client().get("/install/log").get_data(as_text=True)
+    assert "next-steps" not in html
+    assert "install_reboot" not in html and "restart now" not in html
diff --git a/webinstaller/app.py b/webinstaller/app.py
index 7210ab2..c0db38f 100644
--- a/webinstaller/app.py
+++ b/webinstaller/app.py
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ def install_log_view():
         "install/log.html",
         log=log,
         progress=parse_install_progress(log),
+        hostname=settings["hostname"],
     )
 
 
diff --git a/webinstaller/static/style.css b/webinstaller/static/style.css
index 094af5c..b667596 100644
--- a/webinstaller/static/style.css
+++ b/webinstaller/static/style.css
@@ -421,3 +421,11 @@ select:focus {
   outline-offset: 3px;
   border-radius: 2px;
 }
+
+/* "Furtka is ready" — the two steps before the restart button (log.html). */
+.next-steps {
+  margin: 1.5rem 0 1rem;
+  padding-left: 1.4rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+.next-steps li { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
diff --git a/webinstaller/templates/install/log.html b/webinstaller/templates/install/log.html
index 00e530d..2d1953b 100644
--- a/webinstaller/templates/install/log.html
+++ b/webinstaller/templates/install/log.html
@@ -17,16 +17,25 @@
 {% else %}Installing Furtka{% endif %}
 </h1>
 <p class="lede" id="install-lede">
-{% if progress.status == "done" %}Installation finished. <strong>Remove the installer USB / eject the ISO</strong>, then click Reboot.
+{% if progress.status == "done" %}Installation finished. Two more steps and Furtka is running from its own disk.
 {% elif progress.status == "error" %}Something went wrong. Open the details below and share them so we can help.
 {% else %}This takes a few minutes. Don't close this page or power off the machine.{% endif %}
 </p>
 
 {% if progress.status == "done" %}
+{# The USB-stick step has to be read *before* the click: the machine reboots
+   3 s after it, and most BIOSes boot the stick before the disk — so the
+   installer would just come back. Seen on the first hardware bench. #}
+<ol class="next-steps">
+    <li><strong>Pull out the USB stick</strong> (or eject the installer ISO in your VM).
+        If it stays in, the computer will start this installer again instead of Furtka.</li>
+    <li>Click the button below. The computer restarts and comes back as
+        <strong>http://{{ hostname }}.local</strong> in about a minute.</li>
+</ol>
 <form method="post" action="{{ url_for('install_reboot') }}"
-      onsubmit="return confirm('Have you removed the installer USB / ejected the ISO? Click OK to reboot.');">
+      onsubmit="return confirm('USB stick removed? Click OK to restart the computer.');">
     <div class="actions">
-        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Reboot now</button>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">USB stick is out — restart now</button>
     </div>
 </form>
 {% endif %}