diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/xml/RaceXMLCreator.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/xml/RaceXMLCreator.java
index 1aea5555..502e6ab6 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/xml/RaceXMLCreator.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/xml/RaceXMLCreator.java
@@ -325,8 +325,13 @@ public class RaceXMLCreator {
     }
 
 
-
-
+    /**
+     * sets the current race time of the xml
+     * @param raceXML race xml to alter
+     * @param racePrestartTime prestart time
+     * @param racePreparatoryTime preparatory time
+     * @deprecated this should be used from the RaceXMLCreator not from this function
+     */
     public static void setRaceXMLAtCurrentTimeToNow(XMLRace raceXML, long racePrestartTime, long racePreparatoryTime){
         //The start time is current time + 4 minutes. prestart is 3 minutes, and we add another minute.
         long millisecondsToAdd = racePrestartTime + racePreparatoryTime;