diff --git a/SRC/material/uniaxial/ElasticMaterialThermal.cpp b/SRC/material/uniaxial/ElasticMaterialThermal.cpp
index f668e8e94f..e6b08ad9b1 100644
--- a/SRC/material/uniaxial/ElasticMaterialThermal.cpp
+++ b/SRC/material/uniaxial/ElasticMaterialThermal.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ ElasticMaterialThermal::setParameter(const char **argv, int argc, Parameter &par
 		param.setValue(Eneg);
 		return param.addObject(3, this);
 	}
-	else if (strcmp(argv[0], "eta") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "eta") == 0) {
 		param.setValue(eta);
 		return param.addObject(4, this);
 	}