diff --git a/qa/mixed-cluster/src/test/java/org/opensearch/backwards/PluginInfoIT.java b/qa/mixed-cluster/src/test/java/org/opensearch/backwards/PluginInfoIT.java
index 08169068d1a61..47e454a7549cb 100644
--- a/qa/mixed-cluster/src/test/java/org/opensearch/backwards/PluginInfoIT.java
+++ b/qa/mixed-cluster/src/test/java/org/opensearch/backwards/PluginInfoIT.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 public class PluginInfoIT extends OpenSearchRestTestCase {
     public void testPluginInfoSerialization() throws Exception {
-        // Ensure all nodes are able to come up
+        // Ensure all nodes are able to come up, validate with GET _nodes.
         Response response = client().performRequest(new Request("GET", "_nodes"));
         ObjectPath objectPath = ObjectPath.createFromResponse(response);
         final Map<String, Object> nodeMap = objectPath.evaluate("nodes");