diff --git a/src/validation.jl b/src/validation.jl
index f121be0..680f9ef 100644
--- a/src/validation.jl
+++ b/src/validation.jl
@@ -169,26 +169,25 @@ end
 function _validate(x, schema, ::Val{:if}, val, path::String)
     # ignore if without then or else
     if haskey(schema, "then") || haskey(schema, "else")
-        ret = _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
-        return ret
+        return _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
     end
     return 
 end
+
 # 9.2.2.2: then
 function _validate(x, schema, ::Val{:then}, val, path::String)
     # ignore then without if
     if haskey(schema, "if")
-        ret = _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
-        return ret
+        return _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
     end
     return 
 end
+
 # 9.2.2.3: else
 function _validate(x, schema, ::Val{:else}, val, path::String)
     # ignore else without if
     if haskey(schema, "if")
-        ret = _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
-        return ret
+        return _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
     end
     return 
 end
@@ -196,7 +195,9 @@ end
 """
     _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
 
-The if, then and else keywords allow the application of a subschema based on the outcome of another schema. Details are in the link and the truth table is as follows:
+The if, then and else keywords allow the application of a subschema based on the
+outcome of another schema. Details are in the link and the truth table is as
+follows:
 
 ```
 ┌─────┬──────┬──────┬────────┐
@@ -208,8 +209,10 @@ The if, then and else keywords allow the application of a subschema based on the
 │ F   │ n/a  │ F    │ F      │ 
 │ n/a │ n/a  │ n/a  │ T      │
 └─────┴──────┴──────┴────────┘
-https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/reference/conditionals#ifthenelse
 ```
+
+See https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/reference/conditionals#ifthenelse
+for details.
 """
 function _if_then_else(x, schema, path)
     if _validate(x, schema["if"], path) !== nothing