diff --git a/test/testing_darwinunix.c b/test/testing_darwinunix.c
index f0fb1d9f..acd33f19 100644
--- a/test/testing_darwinunix.c
+++ b/test/testing_darwinunix.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "testing.h"
 
 // TODO testingTimers after this fails are wrong on GTK+
+// TODO don't start the timer on any platform until after we call setjmp(); also decide whether to start the timer before or after resuming the thread on Windows
 
 static jmp_buf timeout_ret;