diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/ingestmodule/IngestModule.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/ingestmodule/IngestModule.java
index 2cccdd48c8..f41c781bac 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/ingestmodule/IngestModule.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/ingestmodule/IngestModule.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class IngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
                     eamDataSource,
                     af.getParentPath() + af.getName(),
                     null,
-                    TskData.FileKnown.UNKNOWN,
+                    TskData.FileKnown.UNKNOWN,  // NOTE: Known status in the CR is based on tagging, not hashes like the Case Database.
                     CorrelationAttributeInstance.GlobalStatus.LOCAL
             );
             eamArtifact.addInstance(cefi);