diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/concurrency/SpinLockTask.java b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/concurrency/SpinLockTask.java
index 7e6ce2a35..096f67db5 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/concurrency/SpinLockTask.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/concurrency/SpinLockTask.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
+ * A simple task that obtains a lock on a directory. This is used in testing of
+ * the shared and exclusive locks.
  *
  * @author Jeremy Long (jeremy.long@owasp.org)
  */