diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/rest/Application.java b/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/rest/Application.java
index c08d114c3c..4d53e8b40c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/rest/Application.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/confluent/rest/Application.java
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ private void configureDosFilters(ServletContextHandler context) {
     if (!config.isDosFilterEnabled()) {
       return;
     }
+    // Ensure that the per connection limiter is first - KREST-8391
     configureNonGlobalDosFilter(context);
     configureGlobalDosFilter(context);
   }