diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
index 8faddff6be..ad180ae21b 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
@@ -622,5 +622,6 @@ def remove_user(request, org, course, name):
 def asset_index(request, location):
     return render_to_response('asset_index.html',{})
 
+# points to the temporary course landing page with log in and sign up
 def landing(request, org, course, coursename):
-    return render_to_response('landing.html', {})
\ No newline at end of file
+    return render_to_response('temp-course-landing.html', {})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_landing.scss b/cms/static/sass/_landing.scss
index 2e68f83bc3..d8e3559635 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_landing.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_landing.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// This is a temporary page, which will be replaced once we have a more extensive course catalog and marketing site for edX labs.
+
 .class-landing {
 	
 	.main-wrapper {
diff --git a/cms/templates/landing.html b/cms/templates/temp-course-landing.html
similarity index 100%
rename from cms/templates/landing.html
rename to cms/templates/temp-course-landing.html
diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index 9deb366eda..2b6ee61cbd 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ urlpatterns = ('',
     url(r'^(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<course>[^/]+)/course/(?P<name>[^/]+)/remove_user$',
         'contentstore.views.remove_user', name='remove_user'),
     url(r'^assets/(?P<location>.*?)$', 'contentstore.views.asset_index', name='asset_index'),
+
+    # temporary landing page for a course
     url(r'^landing/(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<course>[^/]+)/course/(?P<coursename>[^/]+)$', 'contentstore.views.landing', name='landing')
 
 )