diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8b644f..250fb67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
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 Gin wrapper to enable graceful termination when shutting down a process
 
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index cc4eaeb..054e46d 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ var _ Option = (*optionFunc)(nil)
 
 type optionFunc func(*Graceful) (listenAndServe, cleanup, error)
 
+// apply applies the option function to the Graceful instance.
+// It returns the listenAndServe function, cleanup function, and an error, if any.
 func (o optionFunc) apply(g *Graceful) (listenAndServe, cleanup, error) {
 	return o(g)
 }