diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/db_revs/250600011.pl b/installer/data/mysql/db_revs/250600011.pl
index bb680565f0..a7cec777c7 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/db_revs/250600011.pl
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/db_revs/250600011.pl
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ return {
             $dbh->do(
                 q{
                 ALTER TABLE statistics
-                ADD COLUMN `illrequest_id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL AFTER `other`
+                ADD COLUMN `illrequest_id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'foreign key from the illrequests table, links transaction to a specific illrequest' AFTER `other`
+
             }
             );
         }