diff --git a/certbot/certbot/crypto_util.py b/certbot/certbot/crypto_util.py
index c0dd46067..bb3053df1 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/crypto_util.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/crypto_util.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def load_cert(cert_path):
 
     :param str cert_path: Path to the certificate
 
-    :rtype `cryptography.x509`:
+    :rtype: `cryptography.x509.Certificate`
     :returns: x509 certificate object
     """
     with open(cert_path, 'rb') as fh: