diff --git a/scripts/.sourcery.yaml b/scripts/.sourcery.yaml
index dfa86fb8e67e87e55fd59489682ab59171709a2d..fb30e8ef15aa2ebc5e0bea04b257732f4b5dc675 100644
--- a/scripts/.sourcery.yaml
+++ b/scripts/.sourcery.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ rule_settings:
   - sum-comprehension
   - use-join
   - merge-comparisons
-  - merge-else-if-into-elif
 
   rule_types:
   - refactoring
diff --git a/scripts/lava_api.py b/scripts/lava_api.py
index 86a42d9f20a6b4c4189f4f0bb43972bd0480ad1b..dc8d35d0e099520df32cfbed14482c56d9d1ea51 100755
--- a/scripts/lava_api.py
+++ b/scripts/lava_api.py
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ class LavaTest:
                         self.description += line["msg"] + "\n"
                     else:
                         self.heading = line["msg"]
-                else:
-                    if len(line["msg"]) > 0:
-                        self.description += line["msg"] + "\n"
+                elif len(line["msg"]) > 0:
+                    self.description += line["msg"] + "\n"
 
     @property
     def name(self):