diff --git a/src/envelope_crypto/envelope_crypto.py b/src/envelope_crypto/envelope_crypto.py
index be4d29c..05642c9 100644
--- a/src/envelope_crypto/envelope_crypto.py
+++ b/src/envelope_crypto/envelope_crypto.py
@@ -476,9 +476,11 @@ class EnvelopeCrypto:
         pattern) it is re-encrypted directly and returned in place of `record`.
 
         traversal recurses into nested DICTS only - a blob nested inside a LIST is
-        not re-encrypted and not covered by the depth-limit raise below; flatten
-        list-nested blobs to dict fields before rotation or they'll be silently
-        left under the old key.
+        not re-encrypted. the depth-limit raise below IS reached for a list-nested
+        blob when the cutoff dict scan finds it (it walks lists too), but a blob
+        one level shallower - hit during normal traversal instead of the cutoff
+        scan - is skipped silently; flatten list-nested blobs to dict fields before
+        rotation or they can be silently left under the old key.
 
         Args:
             source_crypto: instance holding the old (source) key.