fix based on steviez feedback

docs/src/operations/setup-a-validator.md

@@ -511,10 +511,10 @@ through the validator log output.
 ### Solana Validators
 
 After you have verified that your validator is in gossip, you need to stake some
-SOL to your validator. Then you can verify that your validator has joined the
-network using the `solana validators` command. The command lists all validators
-in the network, but like before, we can `grep` the output for the validator we
-care about:
+SOL to your validator. Once your staked SOL is active, you can then verify that
+your validator has joined the network using the `solana validators` command.
+The command lists all validators in the network, but like before, we can
+`grep` the output for the validator we care about:
 
 ```
 solana validators | grep <pubkey>