diff --git a/dht.go b/dht.go
index c2c3f9abd21..34b5ef19380 100644
--- a/dht.go
+++ b/dht.go
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) nearestPeersToQuery(pmes *pb.Message, count int) []peer.ID {
 	return closer
 }
 
-// betterPeersToQuery returns nearestPeersToQuery, but if and only if closer than self.
+// betterPeersToQuery returns nearestPeersToQuery with some additional filtering
 func (dht *IpfsDHT) betterPeersToQuery(pmes *pb.Message, p peer.ID, count int) []peer.ID {
 	closer := dht.nearestPeersToQuery(pmes, count)