diff --git a/apache/init.sls b/apache/init.sls
index 34b19a2..1cd64bd 100644
--- a/apache/init.sls
+++ b/apache/init.sls
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ apache:
     - name: {{ apache.service }}
     - enable: True
 
+# The following states are inert by default and can be used by other states to
+# trigger a restart or reload as needed.
 apache-reload:
   module:
     - wait