diff --git a/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py b/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py
index a2c6f2809..e5bc59053 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py
@@ -220,6 +220,22 @@ class ImportForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.Form):
         records = []
         try:
             for data in yaml.load_all(data, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader):
+                """
+                checks here are to support both arrays and multiple documents in
+                yaml data and return as a consistent list for processing (array):
+                    - address: 10.0.1.0/24
+                      status: active
+                    - address: 10.0.1.1/24
+                      status: active
+                vs (multi-document):
+                    - address: 10.0.1.0/24
+                      status: active
+                    ---
+                    - address: 10.0.1.1/24
+                      status: active
+                device_type output uses multi-document format, but array format
+                is more common output from other tools.
+                """
                 if type(data) == list:
                     records.extend(data)
                 elif type(data) == dict: