diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_replication.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_replication.go
index 3b844ba2a52..3506d0ee724 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_replication.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/rpc_replication.go
@@ -717,6 +717,8 @@ func (tm *TabletManager) setReplicationSourceLocked(ctx context.Context, parentA
 		// Since we continue in the case of this error, make sure 'status' is
 		// in a known, empty state.
 		status = replication.ReplicationStatus{}
+		// The replica position we use for the errant GTID detection should be the executed
+		// GTID set since this tablet is not running replication at all.
 		replicaPosition, err = tm.MysqlDaemon.PrimaryPosition(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -754,6 +756,10 @@ func (tm *TabletManager) setReplicationSourceLocked(ctx context.Context, parentA
 	}
 	// Errant GTID detection.
 	{
+		// Find the executed GTID set of the tablet that we are reparenting to.
+		// We will then compare our own position against it to verify that we don't
+		// have an errant GTID. If we find any GTID that we have, but the primary doesn't,
+		// we will not enter the replication graph and instead fail replication.
 		var primaryPosition string
 		primaryPosition, err = tm.tmc.PrimaryPosition(ctx, parent.Tablet)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init.go
index 5bd4ad29500..7572f60ffc8 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/tm_init.go
@@ -1015,6 +1015,11 @@ func (tm *TabletManager) initializeReplication(ctx context.Context, tabletType t
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
+	// Find our own executed GTID set and,
+	// the executed GTID set of the tablet that we are reparenting to.
+	// We will then compare our own position against it to verify that we don't
+	// have an errant GTID. If we find any GTID that we have, but the primary doesn't,
+	// we will not enter the replication graph and instead fail replication.
 	primaryPosStr, err = tm.tmc.PrimaryPosition(ctx, currentPrimary.Tablet)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err