At this stage in the season it's just the result that matters, but Wednesday's win in Aberdeen wasn't quite what Celtic have been used to in recent games.
While a first half double-salvo threatened to blow the Dons away, they hit back with a furious response of their own.
And while Lewis Ferguson's equaliser was on the board barely a minute before Jota had the Hoops back in front, the brief Aberdeen fight-back highlighted one of the few weaknesses Ange Postecoglou's side have shown since returning from the winter break.
As rampant and defensively sound as they are, they can struggle in the second half.
Since the restart, the Hoops have scored 17 goals and conceded just four. But all four of those goals - one against Hearts, one against Alloa and two against Aberdeen - have come in the second half of games.
It actually means they have now conceded the same number of goals as they've scored (three) in second halves since football resumed - even factoring in Jota's winner at Pittodrie.
It's been a theme throughout the season too. Largely thanks to their lightning-fast starts they've scored 56 goals to 14 conceded in the first 45 minutes of games, and haven't conceded a domestic goal in the first half since they last faced Aberdeen in November.
That's compared to an aggregate score of 40-27 after the break.
It's hardly a major cause for concern. When Postecoglou's team aren't blowing the opposition away, they tend to find a way to win anyway; they saw off a similar fight-back against Hearts and found a stoppage-time winner to sink Dundee United, both in games where they haven't quite hit the heights.
Jota's rapid response in Pittodrie was a step in the right direction.
But's an aspect of their game Postecoglou - who readily admits his team can and will improve still - will be looking to balance out in the weeks and months ahead.
