diff --git a/src/sourmash/sig/__main__.py b/src/sourmash/sig/__main__.py
index 580927028..e63fc433a 100644
--- a/src/sourmash/sig/__main__.py
+++ b/src/sourmash/sig/__main__.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def _set_num_scaled(mh, num, scaled):
     mh_params = list(mh.__getstate__())
     # Number of hashes is 0th parameter
     mh_params[0] = num
-    # Scale is 8th parameter
+    # Scale is 10th parameter
     mh_params[10] = _get_max_hash_for_scaled(scaled)
     mh.__setstate__(mh_params)
     assert mh.num == num