diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
index 98d8fb6322..107ab11f34 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ private void initializeChannels()
 
                 Scheduler.Add(delegate
                 {
+                    //todo: decide how to handle default channels for a user now that they are saved server-side.
+                    // we likely don't want to re-join every startup like this.
                     //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#lazer"));
                     //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#osu"));
                     //addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#lobby"));