diff --git a/pageserver/ctl/src/layers.rs b/pageserver/ctl/src/layers.rs
index 86cc6c0697..f811bba681 100644
--- a/pageserver/ctl/src/layers.rs
+++ b/pageserver/ctl/src/layers.rs
@@ -310,14 +310,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn main(cmd: &LayerCmd) -> Result<()> {
                 let Some(file_name) = file_key.object_name() else {
                     continue;
                 };
+                // Split off the final part. Sometimes this cuts off actually important pieces in case of legacy layer files, but usually it doesn't.
                 let Some(file_without_generation) = file_name.rsplit_once('-') else {
                     continue;
                 };
                 let Ok(LayerName::Image(_layer_file_name)) =
                     LayerName::from_str(file_without_generation.0)
                 else {
-                    // Skipping because it's either not a layer or a delta layer
-                    //println!("object {file_name}: not a delta layer");
+                    // Skipping because it's either not a layer or an image layer
+                    //println!("object {file_name}: not an image layer");
                     continue;
                 };
                 let json_file_path = layers_dir.join(format!("{file_name}.json"));