diff --git a/src/api-engine/api/lib/peer/channel.py b/src/api-engine/api/lib/peer/channel.py
index 668baae0..e3b000a3 100644
--- a/src/api-engine/api/lib/peer/channel.py
+++ b/src/api-engine/api/lib/peer/channel.py
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ def fetch(self, block_path, channel, orderer_general_url, max_retries=5, retry_i
             ]
 
         LOG.info(" ".join(command))
+
+        # Retry fetching the block up to max_retries times
         for attempt in range(1, max_retries+1):
             try:
                 LOG.debug("Attempt %d/%d to fetch block", attempt, max_retries)