diff --git a/python/lsst/ap/association/trailedSourceFilter.py b/python/lsst/ap/association/trailedSourceFilter.py
index 2804eff2..15c2b36d 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ap/association/trailedSourceFilter.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ap/association/trailedSourceFilter.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-"""A simple implementation of source association task for ap_verify.
+"""A simple implementation of trailed source filtering for the association
+ task.
 """
 
 __all__ = ["TrailedSourceFilterTask", "TrailedSourceFilterConfig"]
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ def run(self,
             - ``"dia_sources"`` : DiaSource table that is free from unwanted
              trailed sources (`pandas.DataFrame`)
 
-            - ``"trailed_dia_sources"`` : DiaSources that have trailed more than
-             0.416 arcseconds/second*exposure_time(`pandas.DataFrame`)
+            - ``"trailed_dia_sources"`` : DiaSources that have trailed more
+            than 0.416 arcseconds/second*exposure_time(`pandas.DataFrame`)
         """
         trail_mask = self.check_dia_source_trail(dia_sources, exposure)
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ def check_dia_source_trail(self, dia_sources, exposure):
         """Check that all DiaSources have trails.
 
         Creates a mask for sources with lengths greater than 0.416
-        arcseconds/second*exposure time.
+        arcseconds/second times the exposure time.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
diff --git a/tests/test_trailedSourceFilter.py b/tests/test_trailedSourceFilter.py
index 913928f4..b4ff3b45 100644
--- a/tests/test_trailedSourceFilter.py
+++ b/tests/test_trailedSourceFilter.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_run(self):
                          3)
 
     def test_run_short_max_trail(self):
-        # Run with default trail length
+        # Run with an aggressive cuttoff to test config settings.
         config = TrailedSourceFilterTask.ConfigClass()
         config.maxTrailLength = 0.01
         trailedSourceFilterTask = TrailedSourceFilterTask(config=config)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_run_short_max_trail(self):
                          1)
 
     def test_run_no_trails(self):
-        # Run with long trail length
+        # Run with long trail length so that no sources are filtered.
         config = TrailedSourceFilterTask.ConfigClass()
         config.maxTrailLength = 10.00
         trailedSourceFilterTask = TrailedSourceFilterTask(config=config)
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def test_run_no_trails(self):
                          0)
 
     def test_check_dia_source_trail(self):
+        # Check that the task outputs the correct masks.
 
         trailedSourceFilterTask = TrailedSourceFilterTask()
         mask = trailedSourceFilterTask.check_dia_source_trail(self.diaSources, self.exposure)