diff --git a/modules/synctex/synctex_parser.c b/modules/synctex/synctex_parser.c
index 120b6010..735e3a7d 100644
--- a/modules/synctex/synctex_parser.c
+++ b/modules/synctex/synctex_parser.c
@@ -6977,11 +6977,8 @@ synctex_node_p synctex_scanner_input(synctex_scanner_p scanner) {
 }
 synctex_node_p synctex_scanner_input_with_tag(synctex_scanner_p scanner, int tag) {
     synctex_node_p input = scanner?scanner->input:NULL;
-    while (_synctex_data_tag(input)!=tag) {
-        if ((input = __synctex_tree_sibling(input))) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        break;
+    while (input && _synctex_data_tag(input)!=tag) {
+        input = __synctex_tree_sibling(input);
     }
     return input;
 }
diff --git a/modules/synctex/synctex_parser_version.txt b/modules/synctex/synctex_parser_version.txt
index 57432cbd..d0911c8a 100644
--- a/modules/synctex/synctex_parser_version.txt
+++ b/modules/synctex/synctex_parser_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.30
+1.31
diff --git a/modules/synctex/synctex_version.h b/modules/synctex/synctex_version.h
index 908ea7bd..78ce3d90 100644
--- a/modules/synctex/synctex_version.h
+++ b/modules/synctex/synctex_version.h
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ I would appreciate to be listed as contributor and see "__SyncTeX__" highlighted
 
 /* The version of the synctex parser library */
 #   define SYNCTEX_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#   define SYNCTEX_VERSION_MINOR 30
+#   define SYNCTEX_VERSION_MINOR 31
 
 /* Keep next value in synch with `synctex_parser_version.txt` contents. */
-#   define SYNCTEX_VERSION_STRING "1.30"
+#   define SYNCTEX_VERSION_STRING "1.31"
 
 /* The version of the synctex CLI tool */
 #   define SYNCTEX_CLI_VERSION_MAJOR 1