@@ -3566,15 +3566,10 @@ def get_reduction_init(nodes):
     Get initial value for known reductions.
     Currently, only += and *= are supported.
     """
-    require(len(nodes) >=1)
-    # there could be an extra assignment after the reduce node
+    require(len(nodes) >= 1)
+    # there could be multiple extra assignments after the reduce node
     # See: test_reduction_var_reuse
-    if isinstance(nodes[-1].value, ir.Var):
-        require(len(nodes) >=2)
-        require(nodes[-2].target.name == nodes[-1].value.name)
-        acc_expr = nodes[-2].value
-    else:
-        acc_expr = nodes[-1].value
+    acc_expr = list(filter(lambda x: isinstance(x.value, ir.Expr), nodes))[-1].value
     require(isinstance(acc_expr, ir.Expr) and acc_expr.op=='inplace_binop')
     if acc_expr.fn == operator.iadd or acc_expr.fn == operator.isub:
         return 0, acc_expr.fn
 
@@ -1564,6 +1564,30 @@ def test_impl(n):
             return acc
         self.check(test_impl, 16)
 
+    def test_non_identity_initial(self):
+        # issue #7344
+        def test_impl(A, cond):
+            s = 1
+            for i in prange(A.shape[0]):
+                if cond[i]:
+                    s += 1
+            return s
+        self.check(test_impl, np.ones(10), np.ones(10).astype('bool'))
+
+    def test_if_not_else_reduction(self):
+        # issue #7344
+        def test_impl(A, cond):
+            s = 1
+            t = 10
+            for i in prange(A.shape[0]):
+                if cond[i]:
+                    s += 1
+                    t += 1
+                else:
+                    s += 2
+            return s + t
+        self.check(test_impl, np.ones(10), np.ones(10).astype('bool'))
+
     def test_two_d_array_reduction_reuse(self):
         def test_impl(n):
             shp = (13, 17)