diff --git a/baseapp/abci.go b/baseapp/abci.go
index 43fff657c7..67ddc5ded2 100644
--- a/baseapp/abci.go
+++ b/baseapp/abci.go
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ func (app *BaseApp) OfferSnapshot(req *abci.RequestOfferSnapshot) (*abci.Respons
 		return &abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot{Result: abci.ResponseOfferSnapshot_REJECT}, nil
 
 	default:
+		// CometBFT errors are defined here: https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/blob/main/statesync/syncer.go
+		// It may happen that in case of a CometBFT error, such as a timeout (which occurs after two minutes),
+		// the process is aborted. This is done intentionally because deleting the database programmatically
+		// can lead to more complicated situations.
 		app.logger.Error(
 			"failed to restore snapshot",
 			"height", req.Snapshot.Height,