diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml b/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml
index eb22b8e5a..fd9ee0d49 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/restart.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     creates: /etc/sysconfig/olpc-scripts/setup.d/installed/gateway
   when: iiab_network_mode == "Gateway"
 
-- name: Waiting {{ hostapd_wait }} seconds for network to stabilize
+- name: Waiting {{ hostapd_wait }} seconds for network to stabilize (iiap-gen-iptables will fail if dnsmasq isn't ready!)
   shell: sleep {{ hostapd_wait }}
 
 - name: Run /usr/bin/iiab-gen-iptables