diff --git a/docs/parsers/traceroute.md b/docs/parsers/traceroute.md
index e87757b7..bcc68803 100644
--- a/docs/parsers/traceroute.md
+++ b/docs/parsers/traceroute.md
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ Usage:
 
     specify --traceroute as the first argument if the piped input is coming from traceroute
 
-    Note: on OSX and FreeBSD be sure to redirect STDERR to STDOUT since the header line is sent to STDERR
+    Note: On some operating systems you will need to redirect STDERR to STDOUT for destination
+          info since the header line is sent to STDERR. A warning message will be printed to
+          STDERR if the header row is not found.
+
           e.g. $ traceroute 8.8.8.8 2>&1 | jc --traceroute
 
 Compatibility:
diff --git a/jc/parsers/traceroute.py b/jc/parsers/traceroute.py
index 37348a82..f124d27e 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/traceroute.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/traceroute.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ Usage:
 
     specify --traceroute as the first argument if the piped input is coming from traceroute
 
-    Note: on OSX and FreeBSD be sure to redirect STDERR to STDOUT since the header line is sent to STDERR
+    Note: On some operating systems you will need to redirect STDERR to STDOUT for destination
+          info since the header line is sent to STDERR. A warning message will be printed to
+          STDERR if the header row is not found.
+
           e.g. $ traceroute 8.8.8.8 2>&1 | jc --traceroute
 
 Compatibility: