diff --git a/test/assert-test.cc b/test/assert-test.cc
index bc728b53..70efa381 100644
--- a/test/assert-test.cc
+++ b/test/assert-test.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-// Formatting library for C++ - assertion tests
+// Formatting library for C++ - FMT_ASSERT test
+//
+// It is a separate test to minimize the number of EXPECT_DEBUG_DEATH checks
+// which are slow on some platforms. In other tests FMT_ASSERT is made to throw
+// an exception which is much faster and easier to check.
 //
 // Copyright (c) 2012 - present, Victor Zverovich
 // All rights reserved.