diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/mock-ertp/mock-ertp.js b/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/mock-ertp/mock-ertp.js
index 7076a93b0aa8..34e223318f36 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/mock-ertp/mock-ertp.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/mock-ertp/mock-ertp.js
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ export const prepareMockIssuerKit = zone => {
             const paymentRecoveryFacet = paymentRecoveryFacets.get(payment);
             paymentRecoveryFacet.unencumber(amount);
             paymentRecoveryFacet.deletePayment(payment);
+            // TODO must all burn the same orch denom assets
+            // so the fullBalance goes down and the unencumbered balance
+            // eventually stays the same.
+            // Without this, the unencumbered balance will go up, which is
+            // completely broken.
           }
         },
       },
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/notes.txt b/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/notes.txt
index fd9025187d6e..539b7a9e5842 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/notes.txt
+++ b/packages/orchestration/src/mock-orch-ertp/notes.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ ertp reclaim(a), like a successful self.deposit(a)
   eb -= a
   fb unchanged
 
+mintTo(d, a), like succeed case of transfer
+  dub += a
+  deb unchanged
+  dfb += a
+
 if orch account can be independently spent from
   ub can go negative, if fb < eb
   payments can fail to be deposited