diff --git a/server/src/services/issues.ts b/server/src/services/issues.ts
index 3f89c2c2472..8990a73038b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issues.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issues.ts
@@ -1207,6 +1207,9 @@ async function listIssueBlockerAttentionMap(
       for (const row of approvalRows) explicitWaitingIssueIds.add(row.issueId);
     }
 
+    // Recovery rows are intentionally company-wide: a liveness escalation for
+    // the same leaf blocker represents an active waiting path even when that
+    // blocker is reached through another blocked graph.
     const recoveryRows: Array<{ id: string; originId: string | null }> = await dbOrTx
       .select({ id: issues.id, originId: issues.originId })
       .from(issues)