diff --git a/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp b/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp
index c82ad9128a..35064dc956 100644
--- a/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp
+++ b/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp
@@ -1386,8 +1386,7 @@ void ControllerManager::switch_chained_mode(
           resource_manager_->make_controller_reference_interfaces_unavailable(controller_name);
         }
       }
-      else
-      if (!controller->set_chained_mode(to_chained_mode))
+      else if (!controller->set_chained_mode(to_chained_mode))
       {
         RCLCPP_ERROR(
           get_logger(),