diff --git a/moveit_plugins/moveit_simple_controller_manager/src/moveit_simple_controller_manager.cpp b/moveit_plugins/moveit_simple_controller_manager/src/moveit_simple_controller_manager.cpp
index 94cc9a6874..6418a205b6 100644
--- a/moveit_plugins/moveit_simple_controller_manager/src/moveit_simple_controller_manager.cpp
+++ b/moveit_plugins/moveit_simple_controller_manager/src/moveit_simple_controller_manager.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class MoveItSimpleControllerManager : public moveit_controller_manager::MoveItCo
           RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(getLogger(), "Added GripperCommand controller for " << controller_name);
           controllers_[controller_name] = new_handle;
         }
-        if (type == "ParallelGripperCommand")
+        else if (type == "ParallelGripperCommand")
         {
           double max_effort;
           const std::string& max_effort_param = makeParameterName(PARAM_BASE_NAME, controller_name, "max_effort");