diff --git a/submissions/services.py b/submissions/services.py
index 833180ce1d6f9819a7312cab4977320ca3ab19e4..671a4326173d084fef01f656d625deb7ecfd4218 100644
--- a/submissions/services.py
+++ b/submissions/services.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ArxivCaller():
             if previous_submissions[0].status == 'revision_requested':
                 self.resubmission = True
                 self.previous_submissions = previous_submissions
-            else if previous_submissions[0].status in ['rejected', 'rejected_visible']:
+            elif previous_submissions[0].status in ['rejected', 'rejected_visible']:
                 self.errorcode = 'previous_submissions_rejected'
                 self.isvalid = False
                 return