diff --git a/client/landing/stepper/declarative-flow/onboarding.ts b/client/landing/stepper/declarative-flow/onboarding.ts
index 8ac8ea3bec8fa4..8d3c9f086aa8e5 100644
--- a/client/landing/stepper/declarative-flow/onboarding.ts
+++ b/client/landing/stepper/declarative-flow/onboarding.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const onboarding: Flow = {
 			[]
 		);
 
+		// we are only interested in the initial goals value when the user enters the goals step
 		const initialGoals = useRef( goals );
 
 		return useMemo(