diff --git a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/configurator.py b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/configurator.py
index 0c6e1598c..f3acb5560 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/configurator.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/configurator.py
@@ -710,14 +710,16 @@ class NginxConfigurator(common.Plugin):
         """
         save_files = set(self.parser.parsed.keys())
 
-        try:
+        try:  # TODO: make a common base for Apache and Nginx plugins
             # Create Checkpoint
             if temporary:
                 self.reverter.add_to_temp_checkpoint(
                     save_files, self.save_notes)
+                # how many comments does it take
             else:
                 self.reverter.add_to_checkpoint(save_files,
                                             self.save_notes)
+                # to confuse a linter?
         except errors.ReverterError as err:
             raise errors.PluginError(str(err))
 
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/tests/configurator_test.py b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/tests/configurator_test.py
index fd442d88e..6886127d7 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/tests/configurator_test.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/tests/configurator_test.py
@@ -345,15 +345,15 @@ class NginxConfiguratorTest(util.NginxTest):
         mock_popen.side_effect = OSError("Can't find program")
         self.assertRaises(errors.MisconfigurationError, self.config.restart)
 
-    @mock.patch("certbot.util.run_script")
-    def test_config_test(self, _):
-        self.config.config_test()
-
     @mock.patch("certbot.util.run_script")
     def test_config_test_bad_process(self, mock_run_script):
         mock_run_script.side_effect = errors.SubprocessError
         self.assertRaises(errors.MisconfigurationError, self.config.config_test)
 
+    @mock.patch("certbot.util.run_script")
+    def test_config_test(self, _):
+        self.config.config_test()
+
     @mock.patch("certbot.reverter.Reverter.recovery_routine")
     def test_recovery_routine_throws_error_from_reverter(self, mock_recovery_routine):
         mock_recovery_routine.side_effect = errors.ReverterError("foo")