diff --git a/util/eventlog/option.go b/util/eventlog/option.go
index aeecbe391710..563708f8059a 100644
--- a/util/eventlog/option.go
+++ b/util/eventlog/option.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 )
 
+// init sets up sane defaults
 func init() {
 	Configure(TextFormatter)
 	Configure(Output(os.Stderr))