diff --git a/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/batched_background_migration_job.template b/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/batched_background_migration_job.template
index c57ac637cb82dea733bf10690bfc50630aab0d1c..bfcd36a0df94a18327db9d260407c5723fcdca82 100644
--- a/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/batched_background_migration_job.template
+++ b/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/batched_background_migration_job.template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 module Gitlab
   module BackgroundMigration
     class <%= class_name %> < BatchedMigrationJob
-      # operation_name :my_operation
+      # operation_name :my_operation # This is used as the key on collecting metrics
       # scope_to ->(relation) { relation.where(column: "value") }
       feature_category :<%= feature_category %>
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/ee_batched_background_migration_job.template b/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/ee_batched_background_migration_job.template
index b36fc216acda0c8b40671f6bd07034871559db5f..b450d567203cd796fcb0cf8b30df7b2dc46d68c3 100644
--- a/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/ee_batched_background_migration_job.template
+++ b/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/templates/ee_batched_background_migration_job.template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module EE
         extend ::Gitlab::Utils::Override
 
         prepended do
-          # operation_name :my_operation
+          # operation_name :my_operation # This is used as the key on collecting metrics
           # scope_to ->(relation) { relation.where(column: "value") }
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/ee_my_batched_migration.txt b/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/ee_my_batched_migration.txt
index 004ae46ca5f9f4bb9bdcb80cafaa6a30a2d87c1d..f88e3a5ee0975467f97930d32fb3461d99048e6e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/ee_my_batched_migration.txt
+++ b/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/ee_my_batched_migration.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module EE
         extend ::Gitlab::Utils::Override
 
         prepended do
-          # operation_name :my_operation
+          # operation_name :my_operation # This is used as the key on collecting metrics
           # scope_to ->(relation) { relation.where(column: "value") }
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/my_batched_migration.txt b/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/my_batched_migration.txt
index b2378b414b1656cd10036b4ca3ed0e9920b6393f..03908928fb88227279997242af5b44d7e9c373b7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/my_batched_migration.txt
+++ b/spec/lib/generators/batched_background_migration/expected_files/my_batched_migration.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 module Gitlab
   module BackgroundMigration
     class MyBatchedMigration < BatchedMigrationJob
-      # operation_name :my_operation
+      # operation_name :my_operation # This is used as the key on collecting metrics
       # scope_to ->(relation) { relation.where(column: "value") }
       feature_category :database