diff --git a/earthaccess/store.py b/earthaccess/store.py
index 610c224c..4905be82 100644
--- a/earthaccess/store.py
+++ b/earthaccess/store.py
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ def make_instance(
         earthaccess.__auth__ = auth
         earthaccess.login()
 
+    # When sending EarthAccessFiles between processes, it's possible that
+    # we will need to switch between s3 <--> https protocols.
     if (earthaccess.__store__.running_in_aws and cls is not s3fs.S3File) or (
         not earthaccess.__store__.running_in_aws and cls is s3fs.S3File
     ):
-        # On AWS but not using a S3File. Reopen the file in this case for direct S3 access.
         # NOTE: This uses the first data_link listed in the granule. That's not
         #       guaranteed to be the right one.
         return EarthAccessFile(earthaccess.open([granule])[0], granule)