diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
index c8eafcb4c7..9c3ab337a2 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ void LedgerMaster::checkPublish(const uint256& hash, uint32 seq)
 { // check if we need to publish any held ledgers
 	boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock ml(mLock);
 
+	// FIXME: This code needs to try much more aggressively to fill holes
+	// before publishing them.
+
 	if (seq <= mLastValidateSeq)
 		return;