diff --git a/src/lib/cc/data.h b/src/lib/cc/data.h
index 74e5c123be0d988e23885db3b9eebd399653f37a..d0e0d03601ef4bc82f59aa87b05f87ea1fd10bc0 100644
--- a/src/lib/cc/data.h
+++ b/src/lib/cc/data.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public:
     //@{
     /// Returns the ElementPtr at the given key
     /// \param name The key of the Element to return
-    /// \return The ElementPtr at the given key
+    /// \return The ElementPtr at the given key, or null if not present
     virtual ConstElementPtr get(const std::string& name) const;
 
     /// Sets the ElementPtr at the given key