diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
index 8855481b..5c6bd909 100755
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ FTL_PID_FILE="$(getFTLConfigValue files.pid)"
 # Ensure that permissions are set so that pihole-FTL can edit all necessary files
 mkdir -p /var/log/pihole
 chown -R pihole:pihole /etc/pihole /var/log/pihole
+# allow pihole to access subdirs in /etc/pihole (sets execution bit on dirs)
 find /etc/pihole/ /var/log/pihole/ -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} +
 find /etc/pihole/ /var/log/pihole/ -type f ! \( -name '*.pem' -o -name '*.crt' \) -exec chmod 0640 {} +
 find /etc/pihole/ /var/log/pihole/ -type f -name '*.pem' -o -name '*.crt' -exec chmod 0600 {} +