diff --git a/conky.conf b/conky.conf
index 9781c55..f8bca59 100644
--- a/conky.conf
+++ b/conky.conf
@@ -55,21 +55,6 @@ package.cpath = conky_dir..'lib/lib/lua/5.4/?.so;'
 local yaml = require 'lyaml'
 local i_o = require 'i_o'
 
--- local schema_path = conky_dir..'/config/schema.yml'
--- local validate_config
-
--- if i_o.exe_exists('yajsv') then
---    validate_config = function(config_path)
---       local cmd = string.format('yajsv -q -s %s %s', schema_path, config_path)
---       return i_o.exit_code_cmd(cmd) == 0
---    end
--- else
---    validate_config = function(_)
---       i_o.warnf('could not validate config')
---       return true
---    end
--- end
-
 local config_path = '/tmp/conky.yml'
 
 local try_read_config = function(path)
diff --git a/src/color.lua b/src/color.lua
index cbc54ca..10d7656 100644
--- a/src/color.lua
+++ b/src/color.lua
@@ -61,19 +61,23 @@ local compile_patterns
 compile_patterns = function(patterns)
    local r = {}
    for k, v in pairs(patterns) do
+      -- number -> solid color
       if type(v) == "number" then
          r[k] = rgb(v)
+      -- { color = x, alpha = y} -> alpha color
       elseif v.color ~= nil then
          r[k] = rgba(v.color, v.alpha)
+      -- ASSUME non-empty array is a gradient
       elseif #v > 0 then
+         -- ASSUME alpha gradient will have color/stop/alpha records for each
+         -- member, so just check the first
          if v[1].alpha ~= nil then
             r[k] = compile_gradient_alpha(v)
          else
-            -- for k, v in pairs(compile_gradient(v)) do
-            --    print(k, v.r)
-            -- end
             r[k] = compile_gradient(v)
          end
+      -- ASSUME nothing else in the tree is a number, a table with 'color', or
+      -- an array
       else
          r[k] = compile_patterns(v)
       end