diff --git a/doc/tutorials/making_your_first_app.rst b/doc/tutorials/making_your_first_app.rst
index 6a01d78b1..c83557497 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/making_your_first_app.rst
+++ b/doc/tutorials/making_your_first_app.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Making your first ARMI-based App
 
 In this tutorial we will build a nuclear analysis application that runs (dummy) neutron
 flux and thermal/hydraulics calculations. Applications that do real analysis can be
-modeled after this starting point.
+modeled after this starting point. A complete, working version of this application can
+be found `here <https://github.com/terrapower/armi-example-app>`_.
 
 We'll assume you have the :doc:`ARMI Framework installed </user/user_install>` already.
 You can make sure it is ready by running the following command in a shell prompt::
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ files for us to fill in, like this::
             app.py
             plugin.py
             fluxSolver.py
+            materials.py
             thermalSolver.py
         doc/
         setup.py
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c3d7ef365..e7fe333fc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ commands =
     pytest --ignore=armi/utils/tests/test_gridGui.py {posargs} armi
 
 [testenv:doc]
-whitelist_externals = /usr/bin/make
+whitelist_externals =
+    /usr/bin/git
+    /usr/bin/make
 deps=
     -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements-docs.txt
 changedir = doc
 commands =
+    git submodule init
+    git submodule update
     make html
 
 [testenv:cov]