diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
index 4eda9150e52f101..fc29c33875309de 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ export const signalRulesAlertType = ({
             buildRuleMessage,
           });
         } else if (isEqlRule(type)) {
+          // TODO: Sync. Seems like severity and risk score overrides are not taken into account during processing EQL rules.
           if (query === undefined) {
             throw new Error('EQL query rule must have a query defined');
           }