diff --git a/system/Throttle/Throttler.php b/system/Throttle/Throttler.php
index 1b6bf0bb789e..9c8314aab1f7 100644
--- a/system/Throttle/Throttler.php
+++ b/system/Throttle/Throttler.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public function check(string $key, int $capacity, int $seconds, int $cost = 1):
 		$tokens += $rate * $elapsed;
 		$tokens  = $tokens > $capacity ? $capacity : $tokens;
 
-		// If $tokens > 0, then we are safe to perform the action, but
+		// If $tokens >= 0, then we are safe to perform the action, but
 		// we need to decrement the number of available tokens.
 		if ($tokens >= 0)
 		{