diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/word_cloud_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/word_cloud_module.py
index 972d854ccb..6752ccc242 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/word_cloud_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/word_cloud_module.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class WordCloudModule(WordCloudFields, XModule):
             self.all_words = temp_all_words
 
             return self.get_state()
-        if dispatch == 'get_state':
+        elif dispatch == 'get_state':
             return self.get_state()
         else:
             return json.dumps({