diff --git a/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/index.js b/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/index.js
index 30515f4181f..4a4251d7a46 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/index.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/index.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async function updateConfigOnEnvInit(context, category, service) {
   const isPullingOrEnv =
     context.input.command === 'pull' ||
     (context.input.command === 'env' && context.input.subCommands && !context.input.subCommands.includes('add'));
-  // don't ask for env_specific params when creating a new env or pulling
+  // don't ask for env_specific params when checking out env or pulling
   srvcMetaData.inputs = srvcMetaData.inputs.filter(
     input => ENV_SPECIFIC_PARAMS.includes(input.key) && !Object.keys(currentEnvSpecificValues).includes(input.key) && !isPullingOrEnv,
   );