diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
index ee6c3fd95dc782efedb82f246e2e4fca9d5ff0bc..84b4b36461a7912ce529a3d72b1275a1d30e2150 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/views.py
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ class SubmitPhotosView(View):
             full_name (unicode): The user's updated full name.
 
         Returns:
-            HttpResponse or None
+            error encoded as an HttpResponse or None indicating success
 
         """
         try: