diff --git a/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/instructions.rb b/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/instructions.rb
index 6e49994f..4fa4d639 100644
--- a/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/instructions.rb
+++ b/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/instructions.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ module TutorialInstructions
              'inventory. Your inventory is a list of everything you have in your backpack.'
     end
 
+    # The instruction displayed if the player tries to cut a tree before having the axe.
+    dialogue :try_cut_tree do
+      type :text
+
+      title 'Follow the guide\'s instructions'
+      text 'You cannot cut down this tree, you must first follow the guide\'s instructions.'
+    end
+
     # The instruction displayed before the player has begun to cut the tree.
     dialogue :cut_tree do
       type :text
diff --git a/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/survival.rb b/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/survival.rb
index 69011412..a5d47554 100644
--- a/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/survival.rb
+++ b/data/plugins/location/tutorial-island/survival.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ on :message, :first_object_action do |player, message|
     progress = player.tutorial_island_progress
 
     if progress < :cut_tree
-      # TODO: 'You cannot cut down this tree; you must first follow the guide's instructions.'
+      send_dialogue(player, get_dialogue(:tutorial_island_instructions, :try_cut_tree))
     elsif player.tutorial_island_progress == :cut_tree
       # Don't break the chain, so that the Woodcutting event actually happens.
       player.tutorial_island_progress = :cutting_tree