diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ContainerLeakDetector.py b/direct/src/showbase/ContainerLeakDetector.py
index 6d36dc206a..f92a45796c 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ContainerLeakDetector.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ContainerLeakDetector.py
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ class ContainerLeakDetector(Job):
         del self._index2delay
 
     def getLeakEvent(self):
+        # sent when a leak is detected
         # passes description string as argument
         return 'containerLeakDetected-%s' % self._serialNum