diff --git a/static/history.sh b/static/history.sh
index 1d33917f11..f23a07cf8d 100644
--- a/static/history.sh
+++ b/static/history.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Security measure: clear .bash_history by default on login
+# For more info: https://github.com/nextcloud/vm/issues/2481#issuecomment-1529175048
 truncate -s0 "$HOME/.bash_history"
 
 exit 0