diff --git a/overlord/configstate/configcore/refresh.go b/overlord/configstate/configcore/refresh.go
index cb2af0ee1d4e..037b3a7b1893 100644
--- a/overlord/configstate/configcore/refresh.go
+++ b/overlord/configstate/configcore/refresh.go
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func reportOrIgnoreInvalidManageRefreshes(tr RunTransaction, optName string) error {
-	// check if the option is set as part of transaction changes; if not than
-	// it's already set in the config state and we shouldn't error out about it
-	// now. refreshScheduleManaged will do the right thing when refresh cannot
-	// be managed anymore.
+	// check if the option is set as part of transaction changes; if not
+	// than it's already set in the config state and we shouldn't error out
+	// about it now since the required conditions were met at the time it
+	// got set
 	for _, k := range tr.Changes() {
 		if k == "core."+optName {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot set schedule to managed")