diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
index 904c20cff..6a5369f06 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ module.exports = class NetworkController extends EventEmitter {
       return log.warn('NetworkController - lookupNetwork aborted due to missing provider')
     }
     const ethQuery = new EthQuery(this._provider)
+    // first attempt to perform lookup via eth_chainId
     ethQuery.sendAsync({ method: 'eth_chainId' }, (err, chainIdHex) => {
       if (err) {
         // if eth_chainId is not supported, fallback to net_verion