diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/mirth/connect/connectors/ws/LoggingSOAPHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/com/mirth/connect/connectors/ws/LoggingSOAPHandler.java
index 2a0ce3f23e..d93ec6013a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/mirth/connect/connectors/ws/LoggingSOAPHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/mirth/connect/connectors/ws/LoggingSOAPHandler.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public boolean handleMessage(SOAPMessageContext smc) {
             } else {
                 logger.debug("Web Service returning response.");
             }
+            // The result is unused, but don't remove this: it parses the whole message, so
+            // requests with malformed XML after the payload are rejected instead of processed.
             smc.getMessage();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.error("Error handling SOAP message", e);