diff --git a/queries/1249065.yaml b/queries/1249065.yaml
index 94066ad8..472961f1 100644
--- a/queries/1249065.yaml
+++ b/queries/1249065.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# NOTE(mriedem): We shouldn't remove this query until kilo-eol even if
+# there are no hits in 10 days as this shows up from time to time on
+# stable branches before liberty. The final fix in nova in liberty contained
+# an RPC API version change so will not be backported.
 query: >
   message:"No nw_info cache associated with instance"
   AND tags:"screen-n-api.txt"