diff --git a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/system/AndroidWakeLockManager.java b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/system/AndroidWakeLockManager.java
index b1cad4377..bd96ef61b 100644
--- a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/system/AndroidWakeLockManager.java
+++ b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/system/AndroidWakeLockManager.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public interface AndroidWakeLockManager {
 	 * lock is acquired before starting the thread and released when the task
 	 * completes, or if an exception is thrown while starting the thread or
 	 * running the task.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This method should only be used for lifecycle management tasks that
+	 * can't be run on an executor.
 	 */
 	void executeWakefully(Runnable r, String tag);
 }