diff --git a/src/test/app/Escrow_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Escrow_test.cpp
index bb0a0bcb3..4c7cfd216 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Escrow_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Escrow_test.cpp
@@ -4147,7 +4147,8 @@ struct Escrow_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
             env(trust(gw, USD(10'000), bob, tfSetFreeze | tfSetDeepFreeze));
             env.close();
 
-            // bob cancel escrow fails because of deep frozen assets
+            // bob cancel escrow succeeds despite deep frozen assets (unlocking
+            // return is allowed)
             env(escrow::cancel(bob, alice, seq1),
                 fee(baseFee),
                 ter(tesSUCCESS));
@@ -4657,4 +4658,4 @@ public:
 BEAST_DEFINE_TESTSUITE(Escrow, app, ripple);
 
 }  // namespace test
-}  // namespace ripple
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace ripple