diff --git a/client/retry.go b/client/retry.go
index 06e2d40c..82058717 100644
--- a/client/retry.go
+++ b/client/retry.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import "golang.org/x/net/context"
 
-// note that returning either true or a non-nil error will result in the call not being retried
+// note that returning either false or a non-nil error will result in the call not being retried
 type RetryFunc func(ctx context.Context, req Request, retryCount int, err error) (bool, error)
 
 // always retry on error