diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
index b4270fa899..996db22893 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
@@ -360,10 +360,13 @@ class ResponseHandler(abc.ABC):
     method.
     """
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     def match(self, qctx: QueryContext) -> bool:
         """
-        Matching logic - query is handled when it returns True.
+        Matching logic - the first handler whose `match()` method returns True
+        is used for handling the query.
+
+        The default for each handler is to handle all queries.
         """
         return True