diff --git a/src/part/dot2qtconsts.cpp b/src/part/dot2qtconsts.cpp
--- a/src/part/dot2qtconsts.cpp
+++ b/src/part/dot2qtconsts.cpp
@@ -855,32 +855,27 @@
 
 QColor Dot2QtConsts::qtColor(const QString &dotColor) const
 {
-    //   () << "Dot2QtConsts::qtColor";
     QColor color;
     if (parse_numeric_color(qPrintable(dotColor), color)) {
         return color;
-    } else {
-        if (m_qcolors.find(dotColor) != m_qcolors.end()) {
-            return (*m_qcolors.find(dotColor));
-        }
-        QColor res(dotColor);
+    }
+    if (m_qcolors.find(dotColor) != m_qcolors.end()) {
+        return (*m_qcolors.find(dotColor));
+    }
+    QColor res(dotColor);
+    if (res.isValid()) {
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    if (m_colors.find(dotColor) != m_colors.end()) {
+        res = QColor((*m_colors.find(dotColor)));
         if (res.isValid()) {
             return res;
-        } else {
-            if (m_colors.find(dotColor) != m_colors.end()) {
-                res = QColor((*m_colors.find(dotColor)));
-                if (res.isValid()) {
-                    return res;
-                } else {
-                    qCWarning(KGRAPHVIEWERLIB_LOG) << "Unknown stored DOT color '" << dotColor << "'. returning Qt black";
-                    return Qt::black;
-                }
-            } else {
-                //           qCWarning(KGRAPHVIEWERLIB_LOG) << "Unknown DOT color '" << dotColor << "'. returning Qt black";
-                return Qt::black;
-            }
         }
     }
+
+    qCWarning(KGRAPHVIEWERLIB_LOG) << "Unknown stored DOT color '" << dotColor << "'. returning black";
+    return Qt::black;
 }
 
 Qt::PenStyle Dot2QtConsts::qtPenStyle(const QString &dotLineStyle) const