diff --git a/src/ape/api/providers.py b/src/ape/api/providers.py
index c631c0acf7..cf67f53ac8 100644
--- a/src/ape/api/providers.py
+++ b/src/ape/api/providers.py
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ def poll_blocks(
         block_time = self.network.block_time
         wait_time = block_time / 2
 
-        # The timeout occurs when there is chain activity
+        # The timeout occurs when there is no chain activity
         # after a certain time.
         timeout = (
             (10.0 if self.network.is_dev else 50 * block_time)