diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts
index 36f4add8e49..5c2ddca0c29 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts
@@ -338,8 +338,9 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   }
 
   async getHeadStateAtEpoch(epoch: Epoch, regenCaller: RegenCaller): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks> {
+    // using getHeadState() means we'll use checkpointStateCache if it's available
     const headState = this.getHeadState();
-    // head is in current epoch, or we pulled up head from previous epoch already
+    // head state is in the same epoch, or we pulled up head state already from past epoch
     if (computeEpochAtSlot(headState.slot) <= epoch) {
       // should go to this most of the time
       return this.getHeadState();