diff --git a/submit.go b/submit.go
index 9b5d3c8..0554a4f 100644
--- a/submit.go
+++ b/submit.go
@@ -435,10 +435,13 @@ func saveLogPart(logNum int, filename string, reader io.Reader, reportDir string
 	// some clients use sensible names (foo.N.log), which we preserve. For
 	// others, we just make up a filename.
 	//
-	// Either way, we need to append .gz, because we're compressing it.
+	// We append a ".gz" extension if not already present, as the final file we store on
+	// disk will be gzipped. The original filename may or may not contain a '.gz' depending
+	// on the client that uploaded it, and if it was uploaded already compressed.
+
 	var leafName string
 	if logRegexp.MatchString(filename) {
-		leafName = filename               
+		leafName = filename
 		if !strings.HasSuffix(filename, ".gz") {
 			leafName += ".gz"
 		}