diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonPackageAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonPackageAnalyzer.java
index c6ae3c1f8..a05405f68 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonPackageAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/PythonPackageAnalyzer.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class PythonPackageAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
      * @param name the name of the evidence
      * @param contents the home page URL
      * @return true if evidence was collected; otherwise false
-     * @throws MalformedURLException
+     * @throws MalformedURLException thrown if the URL is malformed
      */
     private boolean gatherHomePageEvidence(Pattern pattern,
             EvidenceCollection evidence, String source, String name,