diff --git a/hsmw-highlight b/hsmw-highlight
index 62565ae..4c01599 100644
--- a/hsmw-highlight
+++ b/hsmw-highlight
@@ -286,16 +286,9 @@ __HSMW_HIGHLIGHT_TOKENS_TYPES=(
   local proc_buf="$buf"
   for arg in ${interactive_comments-${(z)buf}} \
              ${interactive_comments+${(zZ+c+)buf}}; do
-    # Initialize $next_word.
-    if (( in_redirection )); then
-      (( --in_redirection ))
-    fi
-    if (( in_redirection == 0 )); then
-      # Initialize $next_word to its default value.
-      next_word=BIT_regular
-    else
-      # Stall $next_word.
-    fi
+    # Initialize $next_word to its default value?
+    (( in_redirection )) && (( --in_redirection ))
+    (( in_redirection == 0 )) && next_word=BIT_regular # else Stall $next_word.
 
     # Initialize per-"simple command" [zshmisc(1)] variables:
     #