diff --git a/src/rec/aiRecord.c b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
index 082bbdef0..2bf3bdfeb 100644
--- a/src/rec/aiRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static long readValue(aiRecord *pai)
 		}
                 status=2; /* dont convert */
 	}
-	if (pai->simm == menuSimmRAW){
+	else if (pai->simm == menuSimmRAW){
 		status = dbGetLink(&(pai->siol),DBR_DOUBLE,&(pai->sval),0,0);
 		if (status==0) {
 			pai->udf=isnan(pai->sval);
diff --git a/src/rec/biRecord.c b/src/rec/biRecord.c
index 86b363e7b..fb3f679eb 100644
--- a/src/rec/biRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/biRecord.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static long readValue(pbi)
 		}
                 status=2; /* dont convert */
 	}
-	if (pbi->simm == menuSimmRAW){
+	else if (pbi->simm == menuSimmRAW){
 		status=dbGetLink(&(pbi->siol),DBR_ULONG,&(pbi->sval),0,0);
 		if (status==0){
 			pbi->rval=pbi->sval;
diff --git a/src/rec/mbbiDirectRecord.c b/src/rec/mbbiDirectRecord.c
index ea1ddfa53..6ce16ba27 100644
--- a/src/rec/mbbiDirectRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/mbbiDirectRecord.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static long readValue(pmbbiDirect)
 		}
 		status=2;	/* don't convert */
 	}
-	if (pmbbiDirect->simm == menuSimmRAW){
+	else if (pmbbiDirect->simm == menuSimmRAW){
 		status=dbGetLink(&(pmbbiDirect->siol),
 				 DBR_ULONG,&(pmbbiDirect->sval),0,0);
 		if (status==0){
diff --git a/src/rec/mbbiRecord.c b/src/rec/mbbiRecord.c
index 6f73ce01e..3d0f70972 100644
--- a/src/rec/mbbiRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/mbbiRecord.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static long readValue(pmbbi)
 		}
                 status=2; /* dont convert */
 	}
-	if (pmbbi->simm == menuSimmRAW){
+	else if (pmbbi->simm == menuSimmRAW){
 		status=dbGetLink(&(pmbbi->siol),DBR_ULONG,&(pmbbi->sval),0,0);
 		if (status==0){
 			pmbbi->rval=pmbbi->sval;