diff --git a/src/libxrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.cpp b/src/libxrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.cpp
index 1a7ffc5e4b..284a0794e5 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ adjustOwnerCountSigned(
         XRPL_ASSERT(validSponsorType, "xrpl::adjustOwnerCountSigned : valid sponsor sle type");
         if (!validSponsorType)
             return;  // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(bugprone-unchecked-optional-access) - checked above
         auto const sponsorID = reserveCtx.sponsorID().value();
 
         adjustOwnerCountImpl(
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/Sponsor/SponsorshipSet.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/Sponsor/SponsorshipSet.cpp
index 0f745dc148..aac85458d8 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/Sponsor/SponsorshipSet.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/Sponsor/SponsorshipSet.cpp
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ SponsorshipSet::doApply()
             return tecDIR_FULL;  // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
         (*newSle)[sfSponseeNode] = *sponseePage;
 
-        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-suspicious-call-argument)
         increaseOwnerCount(
             view(),
+            // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-suspicious-call-argument)
             ReserveContext::makeFromAccount(view(), sponsorAccSle, reserveSponsorAccSle),
             1,
             ctx_.journal);