diff --git a/tests/run-tests.py b/tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def tsttest(test, wd, options, replaceme
                 script.append('%s -m heredoctest <<EOF\n' % PYTHON)
             addsalt(n, True)
             script.append(l[2:])
-        if l.startswith('  ... '): # python inlines
+        elif l.startswith('  ... '): # python inlines
             after.setdefault(prepos, []).append(l)
             script.append(l[2:])
         elif l.startswith('  $ '): # commands