diff --git a/server/sources.go b/server/sources.go
index adb5de959..fb60e401c 100644
--- a/server/sources.go
+++ b/server/sources.go
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ func (s *Service) SourceUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // SourceUserID retrieves a user with ID from store.
+// In InfluxDB, a User's Name is their UID, hence the semantic below.
 func (s *Service) SourceUserID(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	uid := httprouter.GetParamFromContext(ctx, "uid")