diff --git a/MeshLib/MeshEditing/DuplicateMeshComponents.cpp b/MeshLib/MeshEditing/DuplicateMeshComponents.cpp
index cbe89d64d147984521e6d08b3b3bbbad997a4125..154969bc1458d32f7ca615bf7688e54b4a4350da 100644
--- a/MeshLib/MeshEditing/DuplicateMeshComponents.cpp
+++ b/MeshLib/MeshEditing/DuplicateMeshComponents.cpp
@@ -64,37 +64,28 @@ MeshLib::Element* copyElement(MeshLib::Element const* const element,
 MeshLib::Element* copyElement(MeshLib::Element const* const element,
                               const std::vector<MeshLib::Node*>& nodes)
 {
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::LINE)
+    switch (element->getGeomType())
     {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Line>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::LINE:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Line>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::TRIANGLE:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Tri>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::QUAD:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Quad>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::TETRAHEDRON:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Tet>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::HEXAHEDRON:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Hex>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::PYRAMID:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Pyramid>(element, nodes);
+        case MeshElemType::PRISM:
+            return copyElement<MeshLib::Prism>(element, nodes);
+        default:
+        {
+    ERR ("Error: Unknown element type.");
+            return nullptr;
+        }
     }
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::TRIANGLE)
-    {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Tri>(element, nodes);
-    }
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::QUAD)
-    {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Quad>(element, nodes);
-    }
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::TETRAHEDRON)
-    {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Tet>(element, nodes);
-    }
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::HEXAHEDRON)
-    {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Hex>(element, nodes);
-    }
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::PYRAMID)
-    {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Pyramid>(element, nodes);
-    }
-    if (element->getGeomType() == MeshElemType::PRISM)
-    {
-        return copyElement<MeshLib::Prism>(element, nodes);
-    }
-
-    ERR("Error: Unknown element type.");
-    return nullptr;
 }
 
 std::vector<MeshLib::Element*> cloneElements(