diff --git a/src/helma/framework/ResponseTrans.java b/src/helma/framework/ResponseTrans.java
index c580ece0..8afa3403 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/ResponseTrans.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/ResponseTrans.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class ResponseTrans implements Externalizable {
     public String contentType = "text/html";
 
     /**
-     * Set the charset of the response.
+     * Set the charset (encoding) to use for the response.
      */
     public String charset;