  In a recent paper by the TAPS collaboration \cite{exp} a first measurement of
a bound system of an $\eta$ meson and a ${^3}$He nucleus was reported. In this
comment we critically reexamine the interpretation of the data and show that
the data prefers a solution where there is no bound state present. Given the
low statistics of the measurement, however, it does not exclude the existence
of a bound state.
