diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py
index da4720f..27aef29 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class ModelBase:  # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
 
     def __iter__(self):
         # nb. we override this to allow for `dict(self)`
+        # nb. this does *not* include association proxy values
         state = sa.inspect(self)
         fields = [attr.key for attr in state.attrs]
         return iter([(field, getattr(self, field)) for field in fields])