diff --git a/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/config/GroupsConfig.java b/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/config/GroupsConfig.java
index a9eeb02..47d9df3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/config/GroupsConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/kbase/groups/config/GroupsConfig.java
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ public String getMongoDatabase() {
 		return mongoDB;
 	}
 
-	/** Get the retryWrites.
-	 * @return the retryWrites.
+	/** Get whether the MongoDB retryWrites parameter should be set.
+	 * @return True to set the retryWrites parameter when connecting to MongoDB, false otherwise.
 	 */
 	public boolean getMongoRetryWrites() {
 		return mongoRetryWrites;