diff --git a/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/test_caching.py b/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/test_caching.py
index 0f1cb3ba9..54e30bde4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/test_caching.py
+++ b/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/test_caching.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def child_thread():
 
         try:
             function(*args, **kwargs)
-        except Exception as ex:
+        except Exception:
             syn.test_errors.put(traceback.format_exc())
 
         syn.test_runCountMutex.acquire()
@@ -216,12 +216,14 @@ def sleep_for_a_bit() -> int:
     return time_to_sleep
 
 
+# When running with multiple threads it can lock up and do nothing until pipeline is killed at 6hrs
 @func_set_timeout(20)
 def get_all_ids_from_Project(syn: Synapse, project: Project):
     """Fetches all currently available Synapse IDs from the parent Project."""
     return [result["id"] for result in syn.getChildren(project.id)]
 
 
+# When running with multiple threads it can lock up and do nothing until pipeline is killed at 6hrs
 @func_set_timeout(20)
 def store_catch_412_HTTPError(syn: Synapse, entity: Entity):
     """Returns the stored Entity if the function succeeds or None if the 412 is caught."""
diff --git a/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/upload/test_multipart_upload.py b/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/upload/test_multipart_upload.py
index ff47f0c14..43d708bf6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/upload/test_multipart_upload.py
+++ b/tests/integration/synapseclient/core/upload/test_multipart_upload.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_multipart_upload_big_string(
 
 
 def _multipart_copy_test(
-    syn: Synapse, project: Project, schedule_for_cleanup, part_size
+    syn: Synapse, project: Project, schedule_for_cleanup, part_size: int
 ):
     import logging
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_sync.py b/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_sync.py
index b723a4265..1d4396a0d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_sync.py
+++ b/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_sync.py
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ def test_syncFromSynapse_given_file_id(test_state):
     assert file == all_files[0]
 
 
+# When running with multiple threads it can lock up and do nothing until pipeline is killed at 6hrs
 @func_set_timeout(120)
 def execute_sync_from_synapse(*args, **kwargs):
     return synapseutils.syncFromSynapse(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_walk.py b/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_walk.py
index 4ef4f0bd7..151d7f097 100644
--- a/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_walk.py
+++ b/tests/integration/synapseutils/test_synapseutils_walk.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import synapseutils
 
 
-# This test has a timeout and is marked with flaky. In some cases this test is running
-# for 6+ hours and is killed by the time limit placed on how long the pipeline can run.
 @pytest.mark.flaky(reruns=3)
 def test_walk(syn, schedule_for_cleanup):
     try:
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ def test_walk(syn, schedule_for_cleanup):
         pytest.fail("test_walk timed out")
 
 
+# When running with multiple threads it can lock up and do nothing until pipeline is killed at 6hrs
 @func_set_timeout(120)
 def execute_test_walk(syn, schedule_for_cleanup):
     walked = []