diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh.proto b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
index 74898c3..6d7798f 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ message NodeInfo {
   bool is_ignored = 11;
 
   /*
-   * True if node public key has been validated.
+   * True if node public key has been verified.
    * Persists between NodeDB internal clean ups
    * LSB 0 of the bitfield
    */