diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1697.js b/test/sequential/test-regress-net-response_size.js
similarity index 91%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1697.js
rename to test/sequential/test-regress-net-response_size.js
index 9d2555705ab023..e6be7fa7273362 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1697.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-regress-net-response_size.js
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+// Make sure the net module's server doesn't throw an error when handling
+// responses that are either too long or too small (especially on windows)
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/issues/1697
+
 const net = require('net');
 const cp = require('child_process');