diff --git a/hooks/validate.sh b/hooks/validate.sh
index cfb3941..6a41397 100755
--- a/hooks/validate.sh
+++ b/hooks/validate.sh
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ validate_commit() {
 # param1: commit hash
 # returns: 0 if the validation of the commit and all its ancestors succeeded
 validate_commit_and_parents() {
+  # If MAX_COMMITS_TO_CHECK is zero (or a negative number) then that is understood as "infinity".
+  # So finish if we have reached the limit, and if the limit is not "infinity".
   NUM_COMMITS_CHECKED=${#PROCESSED_COMMIT[@]}
   if [[ ${NUM_COMMITS_CHECKED} -ge ${MAX_COMMITS_TO_CHECK} ]] && [[ ${MAX_COMMITS_TO_CHECK} -ge 1 ]]; then
     # enough commits have already been checked, so return early
@@ -323,8 +325,6 @@ validate_commit_and_parents() {
   if ! validate_commit "$COMMIT_HASH"; then
     ALL_PASSED=false
   fi
-  # If MAX_COMMITS_TO_CHECK is zero (or a negative number) then that is understood as "infinity".
-  # So perform the next commit check if we have not reached the limit, or if the limit is "infinity".
   NUM_COMMITS_CHECKED=${#PROCESSED_COMMIT[@]}
   local PARENTS=$(git cat-file -p "$COMMIT_HASH" | awk '/^$/{exit} /parent/ {print}' | sed 's/parent //')
   #iterate over all parents of commit