diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ESP8266WiFiSTA.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ESP8266WiFiSTA.cpp
index e141a1045..6255c4be8 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ESP8266WiFiSTA.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WiFi/src/ESP8266WiFiSTA.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ int8_t ESP8266WiFiSTAClass::waitForConnectResult(unsigned long timeoutLength) {
     if((wifi_get_opmode() & 1) == 0) {
         return WL_DISCONNECTED;
     }
+    // if probing doesn't trip, this yields
     using oneShotYieldMs = esp8266::polledTimeout::timeoutTemplate<false, esp8266::polledTimeout::YieldPolicy::YieldOrSkip>;
     oneShotYieldMs timeout(timeoutLength); // number of milliseconds to wait before returning timeout error
     while(!timeout) {