diff --git a/mira/base.py b/mira/base.py
index be61813..ab73b43 100644
--- a/mira/base.py
+++ b/mira/base.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class MiraBot:
         # Also supports situations where the secret cannot be in the config file
         if "password" in self._config:
             self._password = self._config["password"]
-        else if "password_file" in self._config:
+        elif "password_file" in self._config:
             with open(self._config["password_file"], "r") as f:
                 self._password = f.read().replace("\n", "")
         else: