diff --git a/parso/python/parser.py b/parso/python/parser.py
index be13490..7d4592a 100644
--- a/parso/python/parser.py
+++ b/parso/python/parser.py
@@ -182,19 +182,16 @@ class Parser(BaseParser):
         def current_suite(stack):
             # For now just discard everything that is not a suite or
             # file_input, if we detect an error.
-            one_line_suite = False
             for until_index, stack_node in reversed(list(enumerate(stack))):
                 # `suite` can sometimes be only simple_stmt, not stmt.
-                if one_line_suite:
-                    break
-                elif stack_node.nonterminal == 'file_input':
+                if stack_node.nonterminal == 'file_input':
                     break
                 elif stack_node.nonterminal == 'suite':
-                    if len(stack_node.nodes) > 1:
+                    # In the case where we just have a newline we don't want to
+                    # do error recovery here. In all other cases, we want to do
+                    # error recovery.
+                    if len(stack_node.nodes) != 1:
                         break
-                    elif not stack_node.nodes:
-                        one_line_suite = True
-                    # `suite` without an indent are error nodes.
             return until_index
 
         until_index = current_suite(stack)
@@ -221,9 +218,8 @@ class Parser(BaseParser):
                 pass
 
     def _stack_removal(self, stack, start_index):
-        all_nodes = []
-        for stack_node in stack[start_index:]:
-            all_nodes += stack_node.nodes
+        all_nodes = [node for stack_node in stack[start_index:] for node in stack_node.nodes]
+
         if all_nodes:
             stack[start_index - 1].nodes.append(tree.PythonErrorNode(all_nodes))
 
diff --git a/test/test_error_recovery.py b/test/test_error_recovery.py
index af6137b..f8dcd94 100644
--- a/test/test_error_recovery.py
+++ b/test/test_error_recovery.py
@@ -26,13 +26,36 @@ def test_one_line_function(each_version):
         assert func.children[-1] == ':'
 
 
+def test_if_else():
+    module = parse('if x:\n f.\nelse:\n g(')
+    if_stmt = module.children[0]
+    if_, test, colon, suite1, else_, colon, suite2 = if_stmt.children
+    f = suite1.children[1]
+    assert f.type == 'error_node'
+    assert f.children[0].value == 'f'
+    assert f.children[1].value == '.'
+    g = suite2.children[1]
+    assert g.children[0].value == 'g'
+    assert g.children[1].value == '('
+
+
 def test_if_stmt():
-    module = parse('if x: f.')# \nelse: g(
+    module = parse('if x: f.\nelse: g(')
     if_stmt = module.children[0]
     assert if_stmt.type == 'if_stmt'
     if_, test, colon, f = if_stmt.children
     assert f.type == 'error_node'
     assert f.children[0].value == 'f'
     assert f.children[1].value == '.'
-    #assert g.children[0].value == 'g'
-    #assert g.children[1].value == '('
+
+    assert module.children[1].type == 'newline'
+    assert module.children[1].value == '\n'
+    assert module.children[2].type == 'error_leaf'
+    assert module.children[2].value == 'else'
+    assert module.children[3].type == 'error_leaf'
+    assert module.children[3].value == ':'
+
+    in_else_stmt = module.children[4]
+    assert in_else_stmt.type == 'error_node'
+    assert in_else_stmt.children[0].value == 'g'
+    assert in_else_stmt.children[1].value == '('