diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index e37c12369d..b039816fd1 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Style/BisectedAttrAccessor:
   Enabled: true
 
 Style/CaseLikeIf:
-  Enabled: false # Here be dragons https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8508
+  Enabled: true
 
 Style/ExplicitBlockArgument:
   Enabled: true
diff --git a/app/models/symphony_reader.rb b/app/models/symphony_reader.rb
index 9bfb83fa56..65ef1adc53 100644
--- a/app/models/symphony_reader.rb
+++ b/app/models/symphony_reader.rb
@@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ def fetch_marc_response
 
   def symphony_response(url)
     resp = client.get(url)
+    raise NotFound, "Record not found in Symphony. Catkey: #{catkey}. API call: #{url}" if resp.status == 404
 
     if resp.status == 200
       validate_response(resp)
       return resp
-    elsif resp.status == 404
-      raise NotFound, "Record not found in Symphony. Catkey: #{catkey}. API call: #{url}"
     else
       errmsg = "Got HTTP Status-Code #{resp.status} calling #{url}: #{resp.body}"
     end