diff --git a/js/models/Lattice.js b/js/models/Lattice.js
index f6a353896852b7bada3bfa0ee4879036183dabef..a70648fd2f6e4394dee73499f29326b587943b3d 100644
--- a/js/models/Lattice.js
+++ b/js/models/Lattice.js
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ Lattice = Backbone.Model.extend({
         }
         this._initLatticeType();
 
+        //todo refactor this eventually
         if (loadingFromFile || this.get("shouldPreserveCells")){
             var self = this;
             var scale = this.get("scale");