diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/ssh/shell/SshShellOutputReader.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/ssh/shell/SshShellOutputReader.java
index b80b8ceadb7..67596d8967e 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/ssh/shell/SshShellOutputReader.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/ssh/shell/SshShellOutputReader.java
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public class SshShellOutputReader extends AbstractHostShellOutputReader
 					break;
 				case 9:
 					//Tab: we count tabs at column 8
+					//TODO Check: SystemViewRemoteOutputAdapter.translateTabs() also translates
+					//Therefore this special handling here might be unnecessary
 					if(theDebugLine!=null) theDebugLine.append((char)ch);
 					int tabIndex = theLine.length() % 8;
 					while (tabIndex < 8) {