diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index 28d18081b..c782e7336 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -2788,6 +2788,7 @@ DO
         '2. Feed next line
         IF EOF(fh) = 0 THEN
             LINE INPUT #fh, x$
+
             wholeline$ = x$
             inclinenumber(inclevel) = inclinenumber(inclevel) + 1
             'create extended error string 'incerror$'
@@ -5792,11 +5793,11 @@ DO
             'END IF
             'Notice the ELSE with the SELECT CASE?  Before this patch, commands like those were considered valid QB64 code.
             temp$ = UCASE$(LTRIM$(RTRIM$(wholeline)))
-            IF NoIDEMode THEN
+            'IF NoIDEMode THEN
                 DO WHILE INSTR(temp$, CHR$(9))
                     ASC(temp$, INSTR(temp$, CHR$(9))) = 32
                 LOOP
-            END IF
+            'END IF
             goodelse = 0 'a check to see if it's a good else
             IF LEFT$(temp$, 2) = "IF" THEN goodelse = -1: GOTO skipelsecheck 'If we have an IF, the else is probably good
             IF LEFT$(temp$, 4) = "ELSE" THEN goodelse = -1: GOTO skipelsecheck 'If it's an else by itself,then we'll call it good too at this point and let the rest of the syntax checking check for us