diff --git a/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py b/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py
index bbb0a3951..ce2ed9eca 100644
--- a/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py
+++ b/lib/charms/opensearch/v0/opensearch_base_charm.py
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ def _on_peer_relation_changed(self, event: RelationChangedEvent):
             and self.health.apply() in [HealthColors.UNKNOWN, HealthColors.YELLOW_TEMP]
         ):
             if self._is_peer_rel_changed_deferred:
-                # We had already tried this event before and deferred. Retry on the next
-                # hook call.
+                # We already deferred this event during this Juju event. Retry on the next
+                # Juju event.
                 return
             # we defer because we want the temporary status to be updated
             event.defer()