diff --git a/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto b/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto
index 7c511d20..d9f8dc0f 100644
--- a/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto
+++ b/proto/viam/robot/v1/robot.proto
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ service RobotService {
     };
   }
 
-  // MachineStatus the current status of the robot.
+  // GetMachineStatus returns the current status of the robot.
   rpc GetMachineStatus(GetMachineStatusRequest) returns (GetMachineStatusResponse) {
     option (google.api.http) = {
       get: "/viam/api/v1/machine_status"