diff --git a/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/config/BlobStoreConfig.java b/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/config/BlobStoreConfig.java
index 551663335e..9ed2d51d61 100644
--- a/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/config/BlobStoreConfig.java
+++ b/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/config/BlobStoreConfig.java
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public class BlobStoreConfig extends MapConfig {
   public static final String RETRY_POLICY_JITTER_FACTOR =  RETRY_POLICY_PREFIX + "jitter.factor";
   // random retry delay between -0.1*retry-delay to 0.1*retry-delay
   public static final double DEFAULT_RETRY_POLICY_JITTER_FACTOR = 0.1;
-  // Set wether to compare file owners after restoring blobs from remote store. Useful when the job is started on a new
-  // machine with new gid/uid or if gid/uid changes for some reason
+  // Set whether to compare file owners after restoring blobs from remote store. Useful when the job is started on a new
+  // machine with new gid/uid or if gid/uid changes due to host migration
   public static final String COMPARE_FILE_OWNERS_ON_RESTORE = PREFIX + "compare.file.owners.on.restore";
   public static final boolean DEFAULT_COMPARE_FILE_OWNERS_ON_RESTORE = true;