diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
index 4a3adf2a..1efb38b3 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
@@ -5020,6 +5020,7 @@ ostree_repo_find_remotes_async (OstreeRepo                     *self,
         }
 #endif  /* HAVE_AVAHI */
 
+      /* self->repo_finders is guaranteed to be non-empty */
       g_assert (default_finders != NULL);
       finders = default_finders;