diff --git a/datasette/database.py b/datasette/database.py
index ea1424a5..71c45ba0 100644
--- a/datasette/database.py
+++ b/datasette/database.py
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ class Database:
         )
         if explicit_label_column:
             return explicit_label_column
-        # If a table has two columns, one of which is ID, then label_column is the other one
         column_names = await self.execute_fn(lambda conn: table_columns(conn, table))
         # Is there a name or title column?
         name_or_title = [c for c in column_names if c in ("name", "title")]
         if name_or_title:
             return name_or_title[0]
+        # If a table has two columns, one of which is ID, then label_column is the other one
         if (
             column_names
             and len(column_names) == 2