diff --git a/modules/cache-common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cache/common/tier/TieredSpilloverCache.java b/modules/cache-common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cache/common/tier/TieredSpilloverCache.java
index e70a7dffc4c02..4b635c4ea33fa 100644
--- a/modules/cache-common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cache/common/tier/TieredSpilloverCache.java
+++ b/modules/cache-common/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cache/common/tier/TieredSpilloverCache.java
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ public class TieredSpilloverCache<K, V> implements ICache<K, V> {
     private final Map<ICache<K, V>, TierInfo> caches;
     private final List<Predicate<V>> policies;
 
+    /**
+     * This map is used to handle concurrent requests for same key in computeIfAbsent() to ensure we load the value
+     * only once.
+     */
     Map<ICacheKey<K>, CompletableFuture<Tuple<ICacheKey<K>, V>>> completableFutureMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     TieredSpilloverCache(Builder<K, V> builder) {