diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java
index 4b67aa25a..3876bdc90 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/MessageList.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public class MessageList
      */
     private String mFolderName;
 
+    /* if we're doing a search, this contains the query string */
     private String mQueryString;
 
     private MessageListHandler mHandler = new MessageListHandler();