diff --git a/ocs_ci/deployment/helpers/external_cluster_helpers.py b/ocs_ci/deployment/helpers/external_cluster_helpers.py
index 6a4a5b494c7..a3385430a23 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/deployment/helpers/external_cluster_helpers.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/deployment/helpers/external_cluster_helpers.py
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ def run_exporter_script(self, params):
 
         # run the exporter script on external RHCS cluster
         ocs_version = version.get_semantic_ocs_version_from_config()
+        # if condition is for the new feature introduced in
+        # 4.17 in OCSQE-2249 where the this covers the test case
+        # with polarian id OCS-6196
         if (
             "--upgrade" not in params
             and ocs_version >= version.VERSION_4_17