diff --git a/Client/src/pages/index.tsx b/Client/src/pages/index.tsx
index ce41d9a..a71f3ad 100644
--- a/Client/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/Client/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default function Home() {
     };
 	
     const validatePasswordLength = (password: string) => {
+	// check if all of the characters between the start and end of the password add to 7-14 characters
 	const regex = new RegExp('^.{7,14}$');
 	return regex.test(password);
     };
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ export default function Home() {
 			setPasswordChangeStatus(false);
 		}
 	}
-	// need to handle the response back
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/Server/BackEnd/Services/PasswordService.cs b/Server/BackEnd/Services/PasswordService.cs
index f387976..23b736b 100644
--- a/Server/BackEnd/Services/PasswordService.cs
+++ b/Server/BackEnd/Services/PasswordService.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ namespace back_end.Services;
 
 public class PasswordService : IPasswordService
 {
-    private List<string> _commonPasswords = new List<string>();
+    private readonly List<string> _commonPasswords = new List<string>();
 
+    // load common passwords on start up to save us from having to re-load the file over and over 
+    // if the list would change, then this is a bad idea
     public void LoadCommonPasswords(string filepath)
     {
         if (_commonPasswords.Count != 0) return;
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ public class PasswordService : IPasswordService
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            throw new Exception("Error loading common passwords.", e);
+            throw new Exception("Error loading common passwords: ", e);
         }
     }
     
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ public class PasswordService : IPasswordService
     
     public bool IsPasswordCommon(string? password)
     {
-        if (password == null) return true;
+        if (password == null) return true; 
+        // since .Contains tries to checks the index, password123! and 123!password will return true
         return _commonPasswords.Contains(password);
     }
 }
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