diff --git a/u6/matching_brackets.py b/u6/matching_brackets.py
index f06f204..b561d4d 100644
--- a/u6/matching_brackets.py
+++ b/u6/matching_brackets.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ def is_paired(input_string):
         if char == '(' or char == '[]' or char == '{':
             stack.append(char)
 
-        else if char == ')':
+        elif char == ')':
             if len(stack) == 0 or stack.pop() != '(':
                 return False
-        else if char == ']':
+        elif char == ']':
             if len(stack) == 0 or stack.pop() != '[':
                 return False
-        else if char == '}':
+        elif char == '}':
             if len(stack) == 0 or stack.pop() != '{':
                 return False