diff --git a/pkg/manager/signals/signal.go b/pkg/manager/signals/signal.go
index 9a85558f82..a79cfb42df 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/signals/signal.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/signals/signal.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 var onlyOneSignalHandler = make(chan struct{})
 
-// SetupSignalHandler registers for SIGTERM and SIGINT. A stop channel is returned
-// which is closed on one of these signals. If a second signal is caught, the program
+// SetupSignalHandler registers for SIGTERM and SIGINT. A context is returned
+// which is canceled on one of these signals. If a second signal is caught, the program
 // is terminated with exit code 1.
 func SetupSignalHandler() context.Context {
 	close(onlyOneSignalHandler) // panics when called twice