diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 1b0570c8..fb00dc54 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -521,6 +521,10 @@ func (s *Server) cleanupSandboxesOnShutdown() {
 
 // Shutdown attempts to shut down the server's storage cleanly
 func (s *Server) Shutdown() error {
+	// why do this on clean shutdown! we want containers left running when ocid
+	// is down for whatever reason no?!
+	// notice this won't trigger just on system halt but also on normal
+	// ocid.service restart!!!
 	s.cleanupSandboxesOnShutdown()
 	_, err := s.store.Shutdown(false)
 	return err