diff --git a/compiler/compiler.go b/compiler/compiler.go
index 69e7fe0..4b57e2e 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -207,22 +207,27 @@ func (c *Compiler) Compile(node ast.Node) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// second jump placeholder
-		jumpPos2 := c.emit(OpJump, 0)
-
-		// update first jump offset
-		curPos := len(c.currentInstructions())
-		c.changeOperand(jumpPos1, curPos)
-
 		if node.Else != nil {
+			// second jump placeholder
+			jumpPos2 := c.emit(OpJump, 0)
+
+			// update first jump offset
+			curPos := len(c.currentInstructions())
+			c.changeOperand(jumpPos1, curPos)
+
 			if err := c.Compile(node.Else); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+
+			// update second jump offset
+			curPos = len(c.currentInstructions())
+			c.changeOperand(jumpPos2, curPos)
+		} else {
+			// update first jump offset
+			curPos := len(c.currentInstructions())
+			c.changeOperand(jumpPos1, curPos)
 		}
 
-		// update second jump offset
-		curPos = len(c.currentInstructions())
-		c.changeOperand(jumpPos2, curPos)
 	case *ast.ForStmt:
 		return c.compileForStmt(node)
 	case *ast.ForInStmt:
diff --git a/compiler/compiler_test.go b/compiler/compiler_test.go
index f05b977..c3ba2fc 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler_test.go
+++ b/compiler/compiler_test.go
@@ -165,13 +165,12 @@ func TestCompiler_Compile(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, `if true { 10 }; 3333`,
 		bytecode(
 			concat(
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpTrue),          // 0000
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpJumpFalsy, 11), // 0001
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpConstant, 0),   // 0004
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpPop),           // 0007
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpJump, 11),      // 0008
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpConstant, 1),   // 0011
-				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpPop)),          // 0014
+				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpTrue),         // 0000
+				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpJumpFalsy, 8), // 0001
+				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpConstant, 0),  // 0004
+				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpPop),          // 0007
+				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpConstant, 1),  // 0008
+				compiler.MakeInstruction(compiler.OpPop)),         // 0011
 			objectsArray(
 				intObject(10),
 				intObject(3333))))