diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
index 33769318628..4956b8fc2a9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const statusUpdateRetries = 3
 var controllerKind = batch.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")
 
 var (
-	// DefaultJobBackOff is the max backoff period, exported for the e2e test
+	// DefaultJobBackOff is the default backoff period, exported for the e2e test
 	DefaultJobBackOff = 10 * time.Second
 	// MaxJobBackOff is the max backoff period, exported for the e2e test
 	MaxJobBackOff = 360 * time.Second