diff --git a/deluge/core/authmanager.py b/deluge/core/authmanager.py
index 120481c3c..ad1f09de8 100644
--- a/deluge/core/authmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/authmanager.py
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ class AuthManager(component.Component):
         pass
 
     def peek(self, username):
+        """
+        Peeks users based on username and returns their auth level
+
+        :param username: str, username
+        :returns: int, the auth level for this user
+        :rtype: int
+
+        :raises BadLoginError: if the username does not exist or password does not match
+
+        """
         if username not in self.__auth:
             # Let's try to re-load the file.. Maybe it's been updated
             self.__load_auth_file()
diff --git a/deluge/core/rpcserver.py b/deluge/core/rpcserver.py
index 9620c7b81..7d6033e24 100644
--- a/deluge/core/rpcserver.py
+++ b/deluge/core/rpcserver.py
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ class DelugeRPCProtocol(Protocol):
             ))
 
         if method == "daemon.peek":
+            # This is a special case and used in the initial connection process
+            # We need to peek the user here in order to get an auth level back
+            # and see if the user exists.
             try:
                 ret = component.get("AuthManager").peek(*args, **kwargs)
                 if ret: