diff --git a/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh b/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh
index 61caa7e7b..fc2523514 100755
--- a/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh
+++ b/api/scripts/multi-runner.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# this script runs both executables and exits everything if one fails
 ./apiserver &
 ./passivetapper -i eth0 &
 wait -n