diff --git a/emper/StealingResult.hpp b/emper/StealingResult.hpp
index a56792d04f4ceeef6c6dda1ec2de5306aef4735e..e0e9d5150ab90a9301a7e05bc2d5f2c96f8c673f 100644
--- a/emper/StealingResult.hpp
+++ b/emper/StealingResult.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ namespace emper {
 /*! Enum representing the different outcomes of a stealing attempt */
 enum class StealingResult {
 	Empty,		/*!< indicate there was nothing to steal*/
-	LostRace, /*!< indicate the attempt to steal was unsuccessful because someone else was faster */
+	LostRace, /*!< indicate the attempt to steal was unsuccessful because there was a concurrent
+							 access and we lost the race */
 	Stolen,		/*!< indicate a successful stealing attempt */
 };
 }	 // namespace emper