diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/async_executor.h b/paddle/fluid/framework/async_executor.h
index d25a109e5f301911af1c7023333b0afc106f15a7..17f5a6fc0af88791b5606c03338df87f84a7e461 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/async_executor.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/async_executor.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class AsyncExecutor {
   void RunFromFile(const ProgramDesc& main_program,
                    const std::string& trainer_desc_str, const bool debug);
 
+  // TODO(guru4elephant): make init server decoupled from executor
   void InitServer(const std::string& dist_desc, int index);
   void InitWorker(const std::string& dist_desc,
                   const std::vector<uint64_t>& host_sign_list, int node_num,