diff --git a/an.py b/an.py
index 599881cc7f4e0afff356ff94b8ccf18e15d7bff6..a50bf0f78c1bb87b0bb2ad3b075c39f385558f45 100755
--- a/an.py
+++ b/an.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def notifyCombo(ioc, state, time_str):
 # set notification function
 #!notify = notifyConsole
 notify = notifyEmail
+# notifyGnome3 doesn't work when call from cron, which makes it worthless
 #!notify = notifyGnome3
 #!notify = notifyOSX
 #!notify = notifyCombo