diff --git a/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php b/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php
index c07dfb7dc5d4b6a23f65969d9a1508fa4b8bf574..88cf0132de33b1c837d4f551d5151b8764763f44 100644
--- a/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php
+++ b/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php
@@ -223,19 +223,17 @@ class Syndication_WP_RSS_Client extends SimplePie implements Syndication_Client
                 if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
                     $ids['cats'][] = $result->term_id;
                 }
+            } elseif ( $result = get_term_by( 'name', $cat->term, 'post_tag' ) ) {
+				if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
+					$ids['tags'][] = $result->term_id;
+				}                    
             } else {
-                if ( $result = get_term_by( 'name', $cat->term, 'post_tag' ) ) {
-					if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
-                        $ids['tags'][] = $result->term_id;
-                    }                    
-                } else {
-                    // creates if not
-                    $result = wp_insert_term( $cat->term, 'category' );
-                    if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
-                        $ids['cats'][] = $result->term_id;
-                    }
-                }
-            } 
+				// creates if not
+				$result = wp_insert_term( $cat->term, 'category' );
+				if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
+					$ids['cats'][] = $result->term_id;
+				}
+            }
         }
 
         // returns array ready for post creation