diff --git a/gcl.py b/gcl.py
index ad704a71f5..7237aac27b 100755
--- a/gcl.py
+++ b/gcl.py
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
 
   if command == "change":
     Change(change_info, argv[3:])
-  if command == "description":
+  elif command == "description":
     print change_info.description
   elif command == "lint":
     Lint(change_info, argv[3:])