Snail In the Well JS unexpected identifier

Question

Hi all! I'm not looking for a direct solution to the whole problem, just a syntax error in having. Here is my code:

function main() {
var depth = parseInt(readLine(), 10);
//your code goes here
var day = 7;
var night = -2;
var dist = 0;
for (i = 0; i <= depth; i++) {
if dist >= depth {
console.log(i);
} else dist += day;
if dist >= depth {
console.log(i);
} else dist += night;
}
};

My question is: I'm getting a syntax error on line 8 saying that "dist" is an unexpected identifier. However, I declared var dist in line 6. Can anyone help me understand why this is problematic? Thanks!