diff --git a/src/mongocxx/test/database.cpp b/src/mongocxx/test/database.cpp
index cbbafd5673..076a97043a 100644
--- a/src/mongocxx/test/database.cpp
+++ b/src/mongocxx/test/database.cpp
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Database integration tests", "[database]") {
                 return;
             }
 
-            // SERVER-79306: $listLocalSessions does not behave as expect if the database does not
-            // already exist on sharded clusters.
+            // SERVER-79306: Ensure the database exists for consistent behavior with sharded
+            // clusters.
             database.create_collection("dummy");
 
             auto session1 = mongo_client.start_session();