diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
index f7e61c20e7d2..4094f2863e90 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ def __job_failed_due_to_low_memory(self, job_state):
 
     def __check_job_pod_running(self, job_state):
         """
-        checks the state of the pod to see if it is unschedulable.
+        checks the state of the pod to see if it is running.
         """
         pods = find_pod_object_by_name(self._pykube_api, job_state.job_id, self.runner_params["k8s_namespace"])
         if not pods.response["items"]: