diff --git a/aws_xray_sdk/core/plugins/ec2_plugin.py b/aws_xray_sdk/core/plugins/ec2_plugin.py
index 69c8c19e..763be1fc 100644
--- a/aws_xray_sdk/core/plugins/ec2_plugin.py
+++ b/aws_xray_sdk/core/plugins/ec2_plugin.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ def initialize():
 
 
 def get_token():
+    """
+    Get the session token for IMDSv2 endpoint valid for 60 seconds
+    by specifying the X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds header.
+    """
     token = None
     try:
         headers = {"X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds": "60"}