diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index 11683d10ff444..3695b81777821 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 				noRecentEntry,
 				waitMarkerFileURI,
 				initialStartup: true,
-				remoteAuthority: undefined /* always local */
+				/* remoteAuthority will be determined based on macOpenFiles */
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts
index 65f41a268cab7..0d689e2dc42d3 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export class NativeHostMainService extends Disposable implements INativeHostMain
 			cli: this.environmentMainService.args,
 			urisToOpen: openable,
 			forceNewWindow: options.forceNewWindow,
-			remoteAuthority: undefined // always local
+			/* remoteAuthority will be determined based on openable */
 		});
 	}