diff --git a/fixtures/golint/indent-error-flow.go b/fixtures/golint/indent-error-flow.go
index e0a7d8c..5d2fa19 100644
--- a/fixtures/golint/indent-error-flow.go
+++ b/fixtures/golint/indent-error-flow.go
@@ -21,3 +21,20 @@ func g(f func() bool) string {
 		return "it's NOT okay!"
 	}
 }
+
+func h(f func() bool, x int) string {
+	if err == author.ErrCourseNotFound {
+		return
+	} else if err == author.ErrCourseAccess {
+		// side effect
+	} else if err == author.AnotherError {
+		return "okay"
+	} else {
+		if ok := f(); ok {
+			return "it's okay"
+		} else { // MATCH /if block ends with a return statement, so drop this else and outdent its block (move short variable declaration to its own line if necessary)/
+			return "it's NOT okay!"
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/rule/indent-error-flow.go b/rule/indent-error-flow.go
index 3a02ba5..c4621ea 100644
--- a/rule/indent-error-flow.go
+++ b/rule/indent-error-flow.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ func (w lintElse) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 		return w
 	}
 	if w.ignore[ifStmt] {
+		if elseif, ok := ifStmt.Else.(*ast.IfStmt); ok {
+			w.ignore[elseif] = true
+		}
 		return w
 	}
 	if elseif, ok := ifStmt.Else.(*ast.IfStmt); ok {
@@ -74,3 +77,4 @@ func (w lintElse) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 	}
 	return w
 }
+