diff --git a/ant/plugin.jelly b/ant/plugin.jelly
index b2e1eaf9..d9a15200 100644
--- a/ant/plugin.jelly
+++ b/ant/plugin.jelly
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@
     unless="noget">
   
     <j:forEach var="dep" items="${pom.dependencies}">
+    <!-- note: this is a valid use of artifactDirectory -->
     <get 
       src="${repo}/${dep.artifactDirectory}/${dep.type}s/${dep.artifact}"
       dest="$${libdir}/${dep.artifact}"