diff --git a/client/keys/utils.go b/client/keys/utils.go
index b10faf698888..522015e1b458 100644
--- a/client/keys/utils.go
+++ b/client/keys/utils.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func ReadPassphraseFromStdin(name string) (string, error) {
 
 // TODO make keybase take a database not load from the directory
 
-// GetKeyBase initializes a keybase based on the configuration.
+// GetKeyBase initializes a read-only KeyBase based on the configuration. 
 func GetKeyBase() (keys.Keybase, error) {
 	rootDir := viper.GetString(cli.HomeFlag)
 	return GetKeyBaseFromDir(rootDir)