diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index c0518ac..223f16b 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -86,17 +86,34 @@ fn parse_rule(
                     rule.title = title.to_string();
                 }
             }
-            Rule::rule_directive_tags => rule.tags = parse_tags(item.into_inner().next().unwrap()),
+            Rule::rule_directive_tags => {
+                if !rule.tags.is_empty() {
+                    panic!("tags specified multiple times");
+                }
+                rule.tags = parse_tags(item.into_inner().next().unwrap())
+            }
             Rule::rule_directive_files => {
+                if rule.files.is_some() {
+                    panic!("files condition specified multiple times");
+                }
                 rule.files = Some(parse_globs_condition(item.into_inner().next().unwrap()));
             }
             Rule::rule_directive_nofiles => {
+                if rule.nofiles.is_some() {
+                    panic!("nofiles condition specified multiple times");
+                }
                 rule.nofiles = Some(parse_globs_condition(item.into_inner().next().unwrap()));
             }
             Rule::rule_directive_match => {
+                if rule.match_.is_some() {
+                    panic!("match condition specified multiple times");
+                }
                 rule.match_ = Some(parse_regexes_condition(item.into_inner().next().unwrap()));
             }
             Rule::rule_directive_nomatch => {
+                if rule.nomatch.is_some() {
+                    panic!("nomatch condition specified multiple times");
+                }
                 rule.nomatch = Some(parse_regexes_condition(item.into_inner().next().unwrap()));
             }
             _ => unreachable!("unexpected parser rule type in parse_rule {:#?}", item),
diff --git a/tests/misc.rs b/tests/misc.rs
index 5fb12af..9503410 100644
--- a/tests/misc.rs
+++ b/tests/misc.rs
@@ -69,3 +69,15 @@ mod stdout {
             .assert_stdout_contains("a.py:2");
     }
 }
+
+mod parsing {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multiple_conditions() {
+        TestCase::new_for_stdout_tests()
+            .add_rule("files *.py\nfiles *.py")
+            .run()
+            .assert_failure();
+    }
+}