diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
index 311914020..35a12b555 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/niconico.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
         new_info_dict['protocol'] = 'm3u8'
 
         def communicate_ws(reconnect):
+            # Support --load-info-json as if it is a reconnect attempt
             if reconnect or not isinstance(ws_extractor, WebSocketResponse):
                 ws = self.ydl.urlopen(Request(
                     ws_url, headers={'Origin': 'https://live.nicovideo.jp'}))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
index 720c5ac5d..a20e570e6 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/niconico.py
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             {extract_attributes}, 'data-props', {json.loads}))
         frontend_id = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('site', 'frontendId', {str_or_none}), default='9')
 
-        ws_url = traverse_obj(embedded_data, ('site', 'relive', 'webSocketUrl', {url_or_none}, {require('websocket URL')}))
+        ws_url = traverse_obj(embedded_data, (
+            'site', 'relive', 'webSocketUrl', {url_or_none}, {require('websocket URL')}))
         ws_url = update_url_query(ws_url, {'frontend_id': frontend_id})
         ws = self._request_webpage(
             ws_url, video_id, 'Connecting to WebSocket server',