diff --git a/lib/stream.js b/lib/stream.js
index 53706cc90..c3a793691 100644
--- a/lib/stream.js
+++ b/lib/stream.js
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ function createWebSocketStream(ws, options) {
 
     // Prevent `ws.terminate()` from being called by `duplex._destroy()`.
     //
-    // - If the state of the `WebSocket` connection is `CONNECTING`,
-    //   `ws.terminate()` is a noop as no socket was assigned.
-    // - Otherwise, the error was re-emitted from the listener of the `'error'`
+    // - If the `'error'` event is emitted before the `'open'` event, then
+    //   `ws.terminate()` is a noop as no socket is assigned.
+    // - Otherwise, the error is re-emitted by the listener of the `'error'`
     //   event of the `Receiver` object. The listener already closes the
     //   connection by calling `ws.close()`. This allows a close frame to be
     //   sent to the other peer. If `ws.terminate()` is called right after this,
-    //   the close frame might not be sent.
+    //   then the close frame might not be sent.
     terminateOnDestroy = false;
     duplex.destroy(err);
   });