diff --git a/docs/user/install.rst b/docs/user/install.rst
index 8da91e16..9a30168b 100644
--- a/docs/user/install.rst
+++ b/docs/user/install.rst
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ But, you really `shouldn't do that `_::
+If the Cheeseshop is down, you can also install Requests from one of the
+mirrors. `Crate.io `_ is one of them::
- $ pip install -i http://pip.kennethreitz.com/simple requests
+ $ pip install -i http://simple.crate.io/ requests
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