diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContext.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContext.java
index 888dc1e98..1fde8879b 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContext.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/variantcontext/VariantContext.java
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ public class VariantContext implements Feature { // to enable tribble intergrati
 
     /**
      * the complete constructor.  Makes a complete VariantContext from its arguments
+     * This is the only constructor that is able to create indels! DO NOT USE THE OTHER ONES.
      *
      * @param source          source
      * @param contig          the contig
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ public class VariantContext implements Feature { // to enable tribble intergrati
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a new variant context without genotypes and no Perror, no filters, and no attributes
+     * Create a new variant context with genotypes but without Perror, filters, and attributes
      *
      * @param source          source
      * @param contig          the contig