diff --git a/moveit_ros/planning/trajectory_execution_manager/include/moveit/trajectory_execution_manager/trajectory_execution_manager.h b/moveit_ros/planning/trajectory_execution_manager/include/moveit/trajectory_execution_manager/trajectory_execution_manager.h
index 2983c1f07a..86047586fe 100644
--- a/moveit_ros/planning/trajectory_execution_manager/include/moveit/trajectory_execution_manager/trajectory_execution_manager.h
+++ b/moveit_ros/planning/trajectory_execution_manager/include/moveit/trajectory_execution_manager/trajectory_execution_manager.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class TrajectoryExecutionManager
   std::map<std::string, double> controller_allowed_goal_duration_margin_;
 
   double allowed_start_tolerance_;  // joint tolerance for validate(): radians for revolute joints
-  // joint tolerance per joint, overrides allowed_start_tolerance_.
+  // tolerance per joint, overrides global allowed_start_tolerance_.
   std::map<std::string, double> joints_allowed_start_tolerance_;
   double execution_velocity_scaling_;
   bool wait_for_trajectory_completion_;