diff --git a/agent/consul/state/catalog.go b/agent/consul/state/catalog.go
index 16fb62cdf..9c3cb3a29 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/catalog.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/catalog.go
@@ -759,9 +759,9 @@ func (s *Store) ServicesByNodeMeta(ws memdb.WatchSet, filters map[string]string)
 	return idx, results, nil
 }
 
-// maxIndexForService return the maximum transaction number for a service
-// If the transaction is not set for the service, it will return the max
-// transaction number of "nodes", "services"
+// maxIndexForService return the maximum Raft Index for a service
+// If the index is not set for the service, it will return the max
+// Raft Index of "nodes", "services"
 func maxIndexForService(tx *memdb.Txn, serviceName string) (uint64, error) {
 	transaction, err := tx.First("index", "id", serviceIndexName(serviceName))
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/catalog_test.go b/agent/consul/state/catalog_test.go
index f3d9f3e8d..89745389e 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/catalog_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/catalog_test.go
@@ -2168,6 +2168,7 @@ func TestStateStore_DeleteCheck(t *testing.T) {
 
 func ensureServiceVersion(t *testing.T, s *Store, ws memdb.WatchSet, serviceID string, expectedIdx uint64, expectedSize int) {
 	idx, services, err := s.ServiceNodes(ws, serviceID)
+	t.Helper()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}