diff --git a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
index c93e65dff..ae98423bd 100644
--- a/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/owncloudpropagator.cpp
@@ -834,10 +834,13 @@ void PropagatorCompositeJob::slotSubJobFinished(SyncFileItem::Status status)
     ASSERT(i >= 0);
     _runningJobs.remove(i);
 
+    // Any sub job error will cause the whole composite to fail. This is important
+    // for knowing whether to update the etag in PropagateDirectory, for example.
     if (status == SyncFileItem::FatalError
         || status == SyncFileItem::NormalError
         || status == SyncFileItem::SoftError
-        || status == SyncFileItem::DetailError) {
+        || status == SyncFileItem::DetailError
+        || status == SyncFileItem::BlacklistedError) {
         _hasError = status;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h b/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h
index 244f77a6d..461627ba3 100644
--- a/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h
+++ b/src/libsync/syncfileitem.h
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ public:
         /** For files whose errors were blacklisted
          *
          * If an file is blacklisted due to an error it isn't even reattempted. These
-         * errors should appear in the issues tab, but not on the account settings and
-         * should not cause the sync run to fail.
+         * errors should appear in the issues tab but should be silent otherwise.
          *
-         * A DetailError that doesn't cause sync failure.
+         * A SoftError caused by blacklisting.
          */
         BlacklistedError
     };