diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/irods.php b/apps/files_external/lib/irods.php
index d2e06e72d152467f0da2f01e6ad8378d17c33231..ddce8639ff47deb1a49d05adec113ace893c1efd 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/irods.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/irods.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class iRODS extends \OC\Files\Storage\StreamWrapper{
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * construct the ftp url
+	 * construct the rods url
 	 * @param string $path
 	 * @return string
 	 */
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class iRODS extends \OC\Files\Storage\StreamWrapper{
 		if ($this->auth_mode !== '') {
 			$userWithZone .= '.'.$this->auth_mode;
 		}
+
+		// url wrapper schema is named rods
 		return 'rods://'.$userWithZone.':'.$this->password.'@'.$this->host.':'.$this->port.$this->root.$path;
 	}