diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java
index 4c2be6806a16c46543810809d19636f74387eb25..d40fed2c568945658db3e97e32e09e92213bd15e 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/FileUtilities.java
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ public class FileUtilities
     /**
      * Loads the specified text file.
      * 
-     * @return text from <code>text</code>. All newline characters are '\n'.  
+     * @param file the file that should be loaded. This method assumes that given <code>File</code> is not
+     *            <code>null</code> and that it exists.
+     * @return text from <code>text</code>. All newline characters are '\n'.
      */
     public static String loadText(File file)
     {