diff --git a/redo/uitask_darwin.m b/redo/uitask_darwin.m
index ed3b9bc..b48d30f 100644
--- a/redo/uitask_darwin.m
+++ b/redo/uitask_darwin.m
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ BOOL uiinit(void)
 {
 	appDelegate = [appDelegateClass new];
 	[NSApplication sharedApplication];
+	// don't check for a NO return; something (launch services?) causes running from application bundles to always return NO when asking to change activation policy, even if the change is to the same activation policy!
+	// see https://github.com/andlabs/ui/issues/6
 	[NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular];
 	[NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];		// TODO rsc does this; finder says NO?
 	[NSApp setDelegate:appDelegate];