diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_channel-indicator.scss b/ui/scss/component/_channel-indicator.scss
index aa344f8b2..6c63a4235 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_channel-indicator.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_channel-indicator.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis
 }
 
+// this shouldn't know about the card width
+// will come back to this for the redesign - sean
 .channel-name--small {
   width: calc(var(--card-small-width) * 2 / 3);
 }