diff --git a/include/iri_base_driver/iri_base_driver_node.h b/include/iri_base_driver/iri_base_driver_node.h
index d355cfe657f1ed49cafff092e15bde01eba11da3..28364a45fee988903110e78ac892d045cd89278e 100644
--- a/include/iri_base_driver/iri_base_driver_node.h
+++ b/include/iri_base_driver/iri_base_driver_node.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class IriBaseNodeDriver : public driver_base::DriverNode<Driver>
    /**
     * \brief destructor
     *
-    * This destructor is called when the object is about to be destroyed.
+    * This destructor closes the driver object and kills the main thread.
     */
     ~IriBaseNodeDriver();