diff --git a/mm2src/mm2_main/src/lp_ordermatch.rs b/mm2src/mm2_main/src/lp_ordermatch.rs
index b8890daf03..29bb138c02 100644
--- a/mm2src/mm2_main/src/lp_ordermatch.rs
+++ b/mm2src/mm2_main/src/lp_ordermatch.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ fn process_maker_order_cancelled(
         }
     } else {
         // Add the order to the recently cancelled list to ignore it
-        // if a new order with the same uuid is received within the RECENTLY_CANCELLED_TIMEOUT timeframe
+        // if a new order with the same uuid is received within the `RECENTLY_CANCELLED_TIMEOUT` timeframe
         // We only do this if the order is not in the order_set, because if it is, it means that the order was already
         // created and messages did arrive in the correct order
         orderbook.recently_cancelled.insert(uuid, from_pubkey);
@@ -2512,7 +2512,8 @@ struct Orderbook {
     /// a map of orderbook states of known maker pubkeys
     pubkeys_state: HashMap<String, OrderbookPubkeyState>,
     /// The `TimeCache` of recently canceled orders, mapping `Uuid` to the maker pubkey as `String`,
-    /// used to avoid order recreation in case of out of order p2p messages.
+    /// used to avoid order recreation in case of out-of-order p2p messages,
+    /// e.g., when receiving the order cancellation message before the order is created.
     /// Entries are kept for `RECENTLY_CANCELLED_TIMEOUT` seconds.
     recently_cancelled: TimeCache<Uuid, String>,
     topics_subscribed_to: HashMap<String, OrderbookRequestingState>,
diff --git a/mm2src/mm2_main/tests/mm2_tests/mm2_tests_inner.rs b/mm2src/mm2_main/tests/mm2_tests/mm2_tests_inner.rs
index 45386c1e50..1d05ef6922 100644
--- a/mm2src/mm2_main/tests/mm2_tests/mm2_tests_inner.rs
+++ b/mm2src/mm2_main/tests/mm2_tests/mm2_tests_inner.rs
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ fn test_cancel_order() {
     assert_eq!(alice_orderbook.asks.len(), 0, "Alice RICK/MORTY asks are not empty");
 }
 
-/// This also covers recently canceled orders implementation.
+/// This also covers the case where order creation/cancellation messages are received out of sequence.
 /// The cancellation message sometimes arrives to Alice before the order creation message,
 /// in this case Alice gets the order creation message from p2p cache using IHAVE / IWANT control messages.
 #[test]