diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
index aeb8d8179f..ca201aed0f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/env/directory_specific_environment.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ impl DirectorySpecificEnvironment {
         }
     }
 
+    //If we are no longer in a directory, we restore the values it overwrote.
     pub fn overwritten_values_to_restore(&mut self) -> Result<IndexMap<String, String>> {
         let current_dir = std::env::current_dir()?;