diff --git a/src/plugins/guided_onboarding/server/helpers/plugin_state_utils.ts b/src/plugins/guided_onboarding/server/helpers/plugin_state_utils.ts
index 0b3a619ed2ad54..06fc211f1864f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/guided_onboarding/server/helpers/plugin_state_utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/guided_onboarding/server/helpers/plugin_state_utils.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const getPluginState = async (savedObjectsClient: SavedObjectsClient) =>
       await updatePluginStatus(savedObjectsClient, 'not_started');
       // @yulia, we need to add a user permissions
       // check here instead of swallowing this error
+      // see issue: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/145434
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
     } catch (e) {}