diff --git a/static/js/utils/setup.js b/static/js/utils/setup.js
index b71e226a5..b7296586f 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/setup.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/setup.js
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@
 
   var registeredSetupListeners = {};
 
-  window.utils.setup = function(utilType, scope, options) {
+/**
+ * setup function to initiate a util (utilName) on a scope (sope) with options (options).
+ *
+ * A util has to define an itself at `window.utils` as shown for the `autoSubmit` util:
+ *    `window.utils.autoSubmit = function(wrapper, options) { ... };`
+ */
 
-    if (!utilType || !scope) {
+  window.utils.setup = function(utilName, scope, options) {
+
+    if (!utilName || !scope) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -15,44 +22,44 @@
 
     var listener = function(event) {
 
-      if (event.detail.targetUtil !== utilType) {
+      if (event.detail.targetUtil !== utilName) {
         return false;
       }
 
       if (options.setupFunction) {
         options.setupFunction(scope, options);
       } else {
-        var util = window.utils[utilType];
+        var util = window.utils[utilName];
         if (!util) {
-          throw new Error('"' + utilType + '" is not a known js util');
+          throw new Error('"' + utilName + '" is not a known js util');
         }
 
         util(scope, options);
       }
     };
 
-    if (registeredSetupListeners[utilType] && !options.singleton) {
-      registeredSetupListeners[utilType].push(listener);
+    if (registeredSetupListeners[utilName] && !options.singleton) {
+      registeredSetupListeners[utilName].push(listener);
     } else {
-      window.utils.teardown(utilType);
-      registeredSetupListeners[utilType] = [ listener ];
+      window.utils.teardown(utilName);
+      registeredSetupListeners[utilName] = [ listener ];
     }
 
     document.addEventListener('setup', listener);
 
     document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('setup', {
-      detail: { targetUtil: utilType, module: 'none' },
+      detail: { targetUtil: utilName, module: 'none' },
       bubbles: true,
       cancelable: true,
     }));
   };
 
-  window.utils.teardown = function(utilType) {
-    if (registeredSetupListeners[utilType]) {
-      registeredSetupListeners[utilType].forEach(function(listener) {
+  window.utils.teardown = function(utilName) {
+    if (registeredSetupListeners[utilName]) {
+      registeredSetupListeners[utilName].forEach(function(listener) {
         document.removeEventListener('setup', listener);
       });
-      delete registeredSetupListeners[utilType];
+      delete registeredSetupListeners[utilName];
     }
   }
 })();