diff --git a/json/targeting.json b/json/targeting.json
index 9d392f7..0799285 100644
--- a/json/targeting.json
+++ b/json/targeting.json
@@ -133,22 +133,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "ifRule": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "additionalProperties": false,
-      "properties": {
-        "if": {
-          "title": "If Operator",
-          "description": "The if statement takes 1-3 arguments: a condition (\"if\"), what to do if its true (\"then\", optional, defaults to returning true), and what to do if its false (\"else\", optional, defaults to returning false). Note that the form accepting more than 3 arguments (else-if) is not supported in flagd; use nesting instead.",
-          "type": "array",
-          "minItems": 1,
-          "maxItems": 3,
-          "items": {
-            "$ref": "#/$defs/args"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "binaryOrTernaryOp": {
       "type": "array",
       "minItems": 2,
@@ -190,6 +174,11 @@
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
+        "if": {
+          "title": "If Operator",
+          "description": "The if statement takes 1 or more arguments: a condition (\"if\"), what to do if its true (\"then\", optional, defaults to returning true), and what to do if its false (\"else\", optional, defaults to returning false). Note that the else condition can be used as an else-if statement by adding additional arguments.",
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/variadicOp"
+        },
         "==": {
           "title": "Lose Equality Operation",
           "description": "Tests equality, with type coercion. Requires two arguments.",
@@ -560,9 +549,6 @@
         {
           "$ref": "#/$defs/missingSomeRule"
         },
-        {
-          "$ref": "#/$defs/ifRule"
-        },
         {
           "$ref": "#/$defs/binaryRule"
         },
diff --git a/json/targeting.yaml b/json/targeting.yaml
index 571dd13..3b6f3a0 100644
--- a/json/targeting.yaml
+++ b/json/targeting.yaml
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@ type: object
         - type: array
           items:
             type: string
-  ifRule:
-    type: object
-    additionalProperties: false
-    properties:
-      if:
-        title: If Operator
-        description: 'The if statement takes 1-3 arguments: a condition ("if"), what to
-          do if its true ("then", optional, defaults to returning true),
-          and what to do if its false ("else", optional, defaults to returning false).
-          Note that the form accepting more than 3 arguments (else-if) is not supported in flagd;
-          use nesting instead.'
-        type: array
-        minItems: 1
-        maxItems: 3
-        items:
-          $ref: "#/$defs/args"
   binaryOrTernaryOp:
     type: array
     minItems: 2
@@ -149,6 +133,10 @@ type: object
     type: object
     additionalProperties: false
     properties:
+      "if":
+        title: "If Operator"
+        description: "The if statement takes 1 or more arguments: a condition (\"if\"), what to do if its true (\"then\", optional, defaults to returning true), and what to do if its false (\"else\", optional, defaults to returning false). Note that the else condition can be used as an else-if statement by adding additional arguments."
+        $ref: "#/$defs/variadicOp"
       "==":
         title: Lose Equality Operation
         description: Tests equality, with type coercion. Requires two arguments.
@@ -428,7 +416,6 @@ type: object
     - $ref: "#/$defs/varRule"
     - $ref: "#/$defs/missingRule"
     - $ref: "#/$defs/missingSomeRule"
-    - $ref: "#/$defs/ifRule"
     - $ref: "#/$defs/binaryRule"
     - $ref: "#/$defs/binaryOrTernaryRule"
     - $ref: "#/$defs/associativeRule"
diff --git a/json/test/positive/basic-json-ops.json b/json/test/positive/basic-json-ops.json
index c81465c..d6f9882 100644
--- a/json/test/positive/basic-json-ops.json
+++ b/json/test/positive/basic-json-ops.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "defaultVariant": "on",
       "targeting": {
         "*" : [
+          {"if" : [false, "false", false, "false", true, "true"] },
           {"if" : [ true, "yes", "no" ]},
           {"if" : [ true, "yes" ]},
           {"if" : [ true ]},