diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/pure/variant-analysis-filter-sort.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/pure/variant-analysis-filter-sort.ts
index 4da5f1819..0030fd44b 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/pure/variant-analysis-filter-sort.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/pure/variant-analysis-filter-sort.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export function filterAndSortRepositoriesWithResults<
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  // If repository IDs are given, then ignore the search value and filter key
   if (
     filterSortState?.repositoryIds &&
     filterSortState.repositoryIds.length > 0