diff --git a/cmd/payment-reconciliation/main.go b/cmd/payment-reconciliation/main.go
index 0290e528..5dec3033 100644
--- a/cmd/payment-reconciliation/main.go
+++ b/cmd/payment-reconciliation/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 // script to reconcile pending payments between the backup node and the database
+// normally, this reconciliation should happen through rabbitmq but there are
+// cases where it doesn't happen and in that case this script can be run as a a
+// cron job as a redundant reconcilation mechanism.
 func main() {
 
 	c := &service.Config{}