diff --git a/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/operation/AbstractCreateOperation.java b/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/operation/AbstractCreateOperation.java
index 3c14655370d..a7977491af6 100644
--- a/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/operation/AbstractCreateOperation.java
+++ b/evm/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evm/operation/AbstractCreateOperation.java
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ protected int getPcIncrement() {
    */
   protected abstract Code getInitCode(MessageFrame frame, EVM evm);
 
+  /**
+   * Handles stack items when operation fails for validation reasons (noe enough ether, bad eof
+   * code)
+   *
+   * @param frame the current execution frame
+   */
   protected void fail(final MessageFrame frame) {
     final long inputOffset = clampedToLong(frame.getStackItem(1));
     final long inputSize = clampedToLong(frame.getStackItem(2));