diff --git a/src/settings/handlers/RoomAccountSettingsHandler.js b/src/settings/handlers/RoomAccountSettingsHandler.js
index 72355b43be..74dbf9eed0 100644
--- a/src/settings/handlers/RoomAccountSettingsHandler.js
+++ b/src/settings/handlers/RoomAccountSettingsHandler.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default class RoomAccountSettingsHandler extends SettingsHandler {
         if (settingName === "roomColor") {
             // The event content should already be in an appropriate format, we just need
             // to get the right value.
+            // don't fallback to {} because thats truthy and would imply there is an event specifying tint
             return this._getSettings(roomId, "org.matrix.room.color_scheme");
         }