diff --git a/src/main/java/com/scriptbasic/syntax/commands/CommandAnalyzerIf.java b/src/main/java/com/scriptbasic/syntax/commands/CommandAnalyzerIf.java
index ac87015c..8e9a9be4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/scriptbasic/syntax/commands/CommandAnalyzerIf.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/scriptbasic/syntax/commands/CommandAnalyzerIf.java
@@ -40,22 +40,24 @@ public EndOfStatementResult consumeEndOfStatement() throws AnalysisException {
                 state = InlineProcessorState.EXPECTING_ELSE_CLAUSE;
                 return EndOfStatementResult.CONSUMED;
             }
-            final var nextElement = ctx.lexicalAnalyzer.peek();
-            
-            // handle multiple statements separated with colon
-            if(nextElement!=null && nextElement.getLexeme().equals(":")) {
-                ctx.lexicalAnalyzer.get();
-                return EndOfStatementResult.CONSUMED;
-            }
             
-            if (!nextElement.isLineTerminator() && !nextElement.getLexeme().equals("'")
-                    && state == InlineProcessorState.EXPECTING_THEN_CLAUSE) {
-                // only else statement is allowed
-                if(nextElement.isSymbol(ScriptBasicKeyWords.KEYWORD_ELSE)) {
-                    state = InlineProcessorState.EXPECTING_ELSE;
+            final var nextElement = ctx.lexicalAnalyzer.peek();
+            if(nextElement!=null) {
+                // handle multiple statements separated with colon
+                if(nextElement.getLexeme().equals(":")) {
+                    ctx.lexicalAnalyzer.get();
                     return EndOfStatementResult.CONSUMED;
-                }                
-                throw new BasicSyntaxException("Unexpexted element: "+nextElement.getLexeme());
+                }
+            
+                if (!nextElement.isLineTerminator() && !nextElement.getLexeme().equals("'")
+                        && state == InlineProcessorState.EXPECTING_THEN_CLAUSE) {
+                    // only else statement is allowed
+                    if (nextElement.isSymbol(ScriptBasicKeyWords.KEYWORD_ELSE)) {
+                        state = InlineProcessorState.EXPECTING_ELSE;
+                        return EndOfStatementResult.CONSUMED;
+                    }
+                    throw new BasicSyntaxException("Unexpexted element: " + nextElement.getLexeme());
+                }
             }
             
             state = InlineProcessorState.CLAUSE_DEFINED;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestPrograms.java b/src/test/java/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestPrograms.java
index 7defc576..269e3426 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestPrograms.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestPrograms.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public void testPrograms() throws Exception {
         codeTest("TestIf2.bas", "12568");
         codeTest("TestIf3.bas", "12456");
         codeTest("TestIf4.bas", "135910");
+        codeTest("TestIf5.bas", "1");
         testSyntaxFail("TestIncorrectIf1.bas");
         testSyntaxFail("TestIncorrectIf2.bas");
         testSyntaxFail("TestIncorrectIf3.bas");
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestIf5.bas b/src/test/resources/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestIf5.bas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed53ff41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/scriptbasic/testprograms/TestIf5.bas
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'
+' This program is used in unit testing the jScriptBasic interpreter to test the functionality of the
+' single line if-then-else
+'
+if true then print "1"
\ No newline at end of file