diff --git a/lib/hooks.js b/lib/hooks.js
index 43df2ef..94de058 100644
--- a/lib/hooks.js
+++ b/lib/hooks.js
@@ -114,17 +114,15 @@ async function init (options) {
         debug('%s(): merged hook data: %j', hookName, finalData)
 
         return finalData
-      } else
       // for the `response` hook, return the first non-falsy value
-      if (hookName === 'response') {
+      } else if (hookName === 'response') {
         const response = results.find((result) => result)
 
         debug('%s(): first result: %j', hookName, response)
 
         return response
-      } else
       // for the `read` hook, return the first non-falsy value
-      if (hookName === 'read') {
+      } else if (hookName === 'read') {
         const response = results.find((result) => result)
 
         debug('%s(): first result: %j', hookName, response)