diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseContextFactory.cs b/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseContextFactory.cs
index b5378b1311..5160239c38 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseContextFactory.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseContextFactory.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public DatabaseWriteUsage GetForWrite(bool withTransaction = true)
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    // we want to try-catch the retrieval of the context because it could throw an error (in CreateContext).
                     context = threadContexts.Value;
                 }
             }