diff --git a/docs/kittens/transfer.rst b/docs/kittens/transfer.rst
index 4cc1366e3..b9f148bd7 100644
--- a/docs/kittens/transfer.rst
+++ b/docs/kittens/transfer.rst
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ to transfer only changes to large files.
 .. seealso:: See the :doc:`remote_file` kitten
 
 .. note::
-   This kitten (which practically means kitty) must be installed on the other
-   machine as well. If that is not possible you can use the :doc:`remote_file`
-   kitten instead. Or write your own script to use the underlying
-   :doc:`file transfer protocol </file-transfer-protocol>`.
+   This kitten must be installed on the other machine. The easiest way to do so
+   is to ssh into it using the :doc:`ssh kitten </kittens/ssh>`. Or just
+   download the kitten binary yourself from the `kitty releases page
+   <https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releases>`__ and put it somewhere in
+   PATH.  If that is not possible you can use the :doc:`remote_file` kitten
+   instead. Or write your own script to use the underlying :doc:`file transfer
+   protocol </file-transfer-protocol>`.
 
-.. versionadded:: 0.24.0
+.. versionadded:: 0.30.0
 
 
 Basic usage
diff --git a/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py b/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py
index c397fafdb..6036bf19b 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/file_transmission.py
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ class TestFileTransmission(BaseTest):
     def test_transfer_send(self):
         src = os.path.join(self.tdir, 'src')
         with open(src, 'wb') as s:
-            s.write(os.urandom(813))
+            s.write(os.urandom(9137))
         dest = os.path.join(self.tdir, 'dest')
         with self.run_kitten([src, dest]) as pty:
             pty.wait_till_child_exits(require_exit_code=0)