diff --git a/src/main/java/Simulator.java b/src/main/java/Simulator.java
index 735563f..a151b8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Simulator.java
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
     private static void filterByOccupancyAndReadCount(Map<String, SequenceRecord> sequences, int readDepth) {
         List<String> noise = new ArrayList<>();
         for(String k : sequences.keySet()){
-            //occupancy times read depth should be more than half the sequence read count if the read error rate is low
+            //the sequence read count should be more than half the occupancy times read depth if the read error rate is low
             Integer threshold = (sequences.get(k).getOccupancy() * readDepth) / 2;
             if(sequences.get(k).getReadCount() < threshold) {
                 noise.add(k);