diff --git a/apps/api/src/main.ts b/apps/api/src/main.ts
index 6c1ae6b..d2fd188 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/main.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ async function waitWhileRestoreRuns(backupsDir: string): Promise<void> {
     if (!status || status.state !== 'running') return;
     const ageMinutes = (Date.now() - new Date(status.startedAt).getTime()) / 60_000;
     if (!Number.isFinite(ageMinutes) || ageMinutes > RESTORE_STALE_MAX_AGE_MINUTES) return;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console -- the pino logger does not exist yet
+    // The pino logger does not exist yet at this point in boot, so this one
+    // status line goes to the console directly (no-console is not enforced here).
     console.log(`restore of ${status.backupId} is running — waiting before touching the database`);
     await sleep(2000);
   }