diff --git a/launcher/LaunchController.cpp b/launcher/LaunchController.cpp
index 2221158fb..d0cd64e51 100644
--- a/launcher/LaunchController.cpp
+++ b/launcher/LaunchController.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ LaunchDecision LaunchController::decideLaunchMode()
         ProgressDialog progDialog(m_parentWidget);
         progDialog.setSkipButton(true, tr("Abort"));
 
+        // TODO: this relies on tasks' synchronous signal dispatching nature
+        // TODO: meaning currentTask can't complete and become null while this code is running
+        // TODO: this code will produce a race condition when tasks become fully async
         auto task = accountToCheck->currentTask();
         progDialog.execWithTask(task.get());