diff --git a/src/PatternFactory.php b/src/PatternFactory.php
index 8b57cfdf9..2b8ba3422 100644
--- a/src/PatternFactory.php
+++ b/src/PatternFactory.php
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ public static function factory($patternName, $options = array())
         }
         if (is_array($options)) {
             $options = new Pattern\PatternOptions($options);
-        }
-        if (!$options instanceof Pattern\PatternOptions) {
+        } elseif (!$options instanceof Pattern\PatternOptions) {
             throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                 '%s expects an array, Traversable object, or %s\Pattern\PatternOptions object; received "%s"',
                 __METHOD__,