diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index ac7e8d10..90988dfd 100644
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):
 
         if journal_dir is None:
             journal_dir = ''
-
+        
+        # TODO(A_D): this is ignored for type checking due to all the different types config.get returns
+        # When that is refactored, remove the magic comment
         logdir = expanduser(journal_dir)  # type: ignore # config is weird
 
         if not logdir or not isdir(logdir):