diff --git a/recovery.go b/recovery.go
index dfea8c23..89b39fec 100644
--- a/recovery.go
+++ b/recovery.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func Recovery() HandlerFunc {
 	return RecoveryWithWriter(DefaultErrorWriter)
 }
 
+// RecoveryWithWriter returns a middleware for a given writer that recovers from any panics and writes a 500 if there was one.
 func RecoveryWithWriter(out io.Writer) HandlerFunc {
 	var logger *log.Logger
 	if out != nil {