diff --git a/util/queuemetrics.py b/util/queuemetrics.py
index 50a51790f..d09e1a0bd 100644
--- a/util/queuemetrics.py
+++ b/util/queuemetrics.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class NullReporter(object):
 
 
 class QueueingCloudWatchReporter(object):
+  """ QueueingCloudWatchReporter reports metrics to the "SendToCloudWatch" process """
   def __init__(self, request_queue, namespace, need_capacity_name, build_percent_name):
     self._namespace = namespace
     self._need_capacity_name = need_capacity_name
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ class QueueingCloudWatchReporter(object):
 
 
 class SendToCloudWatch(Process):
+  """ SendToCloudWatch loops indefinitely and pulls metrics off of a queue then sends it to
+  CloudWatch. """
   def __init__(self, request_queue, aws_access_key, aws_secret_key):
     Process.__init__(self)
     self._aws_access_key = aws_access_key