diff --git a/src/Branches.cpp b/src/Branches.cpp
index d8ac48f..321daa8 100644
--- a/src/Branches.cpp
+++ b/src/Branches.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@ static void computeChannel(const float *in, const float *p, float threshold, flo
 
 void Branches::step() {
 	computeChannel(inputs[IN1_INPUT], inputs[P1_INPUT], params[THRESHOLD1_PARAM], params[MODE1_PARAM], &lastGate[0], &outcome[0], outputs[OUT1A_OUTPUT], outputs[OUT1B_OUTPUT], &light[0]);
-
-	if(inputs[IN2_INPUT])
-		computeChannel(inputs[IN2_INPUT], inputs[P2_INPUT], params[THRESHOLD2_PARAM], params[MODE2_PARAM], &lastGate[1], &outcome[1], outputs[OUT2A_OUTPUT], outputs[OUT2B_OUTPUT], &light[1]);
-	else
-		computeChannel(inputs[IN1_INPUT], inputs[P2_INPUT], params[THRESHOLD2_PARAM], params[MODE2_PARAM], &lastGate[1], &outcome[1], outputs[OUT2A_OUTPUT], outputs[OUT2B_OUTPUT], &light[1]);
+	computeChannel(inputs[IN2_INPUT] ? inputs[IN2_INPUT] : inputs[IN1_INPUT], inputs[P2_INPUT], params[THRESHOLD2_PARAM], params[MODE2_PARAM], &lastGate[1], &outcome[1], outputs[OUT2A_OUTPUT], outputs[OUT2B_OUTPUT], &light[1]);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Clouds.cpp b/src/Clouds.cpp
index 8de2d77..e7d8562 100644
--- a/src/Clouds.cpp
+++ b/src/Clouds.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ void Clouds::step() {
 	if (!inputBuffer.full()) {
 		Frame<2> inputFrame;
 		inputFrame.samples[0] = getf(inputs[IN_L_INPUT]) * params[IN_GAIN_PARAM] / 5.0;
-		if(inputs[IN_R_INPUT])
-			inputFrame.samples[1] = getf(inputs[IN_R_INPUT]) * params[IN_GAIN_PARAM] / 5.0;
-		else
-			inputFrame.samples[1] = getf(inputs[IN_L_INPUT]) * params[IN_GAIN_PARAM] / 5.0;
-
+		inputFrame.samples[1] = inputs[IN_R_INPUT] ? getf(inputs[IN_R_INPUT]) * params[IN_GAIN_PARAM] / 5.0 : inputFrame.samples[0];
 		inputBuffer.push(inputFrame);
 	}