diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
index ac1ba40d8..2fc4ca3ab 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ module JamRuby
     self.table_name = "recorded_tracks"
     self.primary_key = 'id'
 
+    # this is so I can easily determine when to render a new user cell in the UI when
+    # rendering tracks (namely on recording/session hover bubbles and landing pages)
     default_scope order('user_id ASC')
 
     attr_accessor   :marking_complete