diff --git a/swarm-controller/src/bash_task.rs b/swarm-controller/src/bash_task.rs
index db8a8e587..d21e329fb 100644
--- a/swarm-controller/src/bash_task.rs
+++ b/swarm-controller/src/bash_task.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub(crate) struct BashTaskEntry {
     pub exit: Option<i32>,
 }
 
-/// The entry for `task`, or `None` for a value that is not a status.
+/// The entry for `task` from its decoded status, with the state as of `now_s`.
 fn entry_of(task: &str, status: &Status, now_s: i64) -> BashTaskEntry {
     BashTaskEntry {
         task: task.to_owned(),