diff --git a/src/core/emsdevice.cpp b/src/core/emsdevice.cpp
index ffba6f91e..3deebfd3c 100644
--- a/src/core/emsdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emsdevice.cpp
@@ -1528,6 +1528,7 @@ bool EMSdevice::get_value_info(JsonObject output, const char * cmd, const int8_t
         if (cmd_s == Helpers::toLower(dv.short_name) && (tag <= 0 || tag == dv.tag)) {
             get_value_json(output, dv);
             // if we're filtering on an attribute, go find it
+            // if we can't find it, maybe it exists but doesn't not have a value assigned yet
             return Command::set_attribute(output, cmd_s, attribute_s);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/emsesp.cpp b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
index 45ee17a62..f4b11df0d 100644
--- a/src/core/emsesp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ bool EMSESP::get_device_value_info(JsonObject root, const char * cmd, const int8
             }
         }
     }
+
     // if the EMS device was valid, but the cmd not found exit. it will be handled upstream.
     if (found_device) {
         return false;