diff --git a/src/include/serif/mapping/status.hpp b/src/include/serif/mapping/status.hpp
index ea123b53..3c08dc30 100644
--- a/src/include/serif/mapping/status.hpp
+++ b/src/include/serif/mapping/status.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ namespace serif::mapping
         return ret;
     }
 
+    // We make these parallel lists so to ensure that we can lookup between SERiF error codes
+    // and equivalent MappingStatus. Note again this is ugly and bad and I am ashamed of this code....
+    // anyhoodles there is likely a better way but pick your battles amiright?
     static auto MappingStatus_SERiFErrorCode_map = make_MappingStatus_SERiFErrorCode_map();
     static auto SERiFErrorCode_MappingStatus_map = make_SERIFErrorCode_MappingStatus_map();
 }