diff --git a/paychmgr/store.go b/paychmgr/store.go
index 0ae81da57..4a5a4f49f 100644
--- a/paychmgr/store.go
+++ b/paychmgr/store.go
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ type ChannelInfo struct {
 	ChannelID string
 	// Channel address - may be nil if the channel hasn't been created yet
 	Channel *address.Address
-	// Control is the address of the account that created the channel
+	// Control is the address of the local node
 	Control address.Address
-	// Target is the address of the account on the other end of the channel
+	// Target is the address of the remote node (on the other end of the channel)
 	Target address.Address
-	// Direction indicates if the channel is inbound (this node is the Target)
-	// or outbound (this node is the Control)
+	// Direction indicates if the channel is inbound (Control is the "to" address)
+	// or outbound (Control is the "from" address)
 	Direction uint64
 	// Vouchers is a list of all vouchers sent on the channel
 	Vouchers []*VoucherInfo