diff --git a/agent/consul/state/catalog.go b/agent/consul/state/catalog.go
index 07975f53c4..454b340821 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/catalog.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/catalog.go
@@ -760,8 +760,9 @@ func (s *Store) ServicesByNodeMeta(ws memdb.WatchSet, filters map[string]string)
 }
 
 // maxIndexForService return the maximum Raft Index for a service
-// If the index is not set for the service, it will return the max
-// Raft Index of "nodes", "services"
+// If the index is not set for the service, it will return:
+// - maxIndex(nodes, services) if checks if false
+// - maxIndex(nodes, services, checks) if checks if false
 func maxIndexForService(tx *memdb.Txn, serviceName string, checks bool) (uint64, error) {
 	transaction, err := tx.First("index", "id", serviceIndexName(serviceName))
 	if err == nil {