diff --git a/7-network/1-xmlhttprequest/article.md b/7-network/1-xmlhttprequest/article.md
index 0d7878f8..1cef98cb 100644
--- a/7-network/1-xmlhttprequest/article.md
+++ b/7-network/1-xmlhttprequest/article.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ xhr.onload = function() {
 };
 
 xhr.onprogress = function(event) {
+  // event.total=0 if the server did not send Content-Length header
   alert(`Received ${event.loaded} of ${event.total}`);
 };