diff --git a/chatserver.go b/chatserver.go
index 95df8d4..6b98a05 100644
--- a/chatserver.go
+++ b/chatserver.go
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ func main() {
 			if ok {
 				ar.Chan <- av
 			} else {
+				// sending empty object so that I can still send a copy
+				// rather than a pointer above. Maybe not the right way
+				// to do this, but it works for now.
 				ar.Chan <- authReq{}
 			}
 		case ar := <-delAuthReqs: