diff --git a/source/_components/snips.markdown b/source/_components/snips.markdown
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--- a/source/_components/snips.markdown
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@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ Alternatively, MQTT can be configured to bridge messages between servers if usin
 
 In Home Assistant, we trigger actions based on intents produced by Snips using the [`intent_script`](/components/intent_script) component. For instance, the following block handles a `ActivateLightColor` intent to change light colors:
 
+Note: If your Snips action is prefixed with a username (e.g. `john:playmusic` or `john__playmusic`), the Snips component in Home Assistant [will try and strip off the username](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/blob/c664c20165ebeb248b98716cf61e865f274a2dac/homeassistant/components/snips.py#L126-L129). Bear this in mind if you get the error `Received unknown intent` even when what you see on the MQTT bus looks correct. Internally the Snips component is trying to match the non-username version of the intent (i.e., just `playmusic`).
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 {% raw %}
 ```yaml
 snips: