Question on Branching

I have defined two conditional branches on a page X
1. If PL/SQL Expression 1 is TRUE then go to Page Y
2. If PL/SQL Expression 1 is FALSE, then go to Page Z.
It seems I need to define an additional branch which is UNCONDITIONAL back to same page (X), otherwise I keep getting error ERR-1777: Page provided no branch.
any reasons why ?
abhay

Item:
P16_RESPONSE: Text Field
Source Used: Always, replacing any...
Source Type: Static Assignment
Branches ( Page 16) :
10: Go to Page 17
PL/SQL Expression
check_answer ( :P16_ID ) = TRUE
when Button Pressed: SUBMIT
20 : Go to Page 18
PL/SQL Expression
check_answer ( :P16_ID ) = FALSE
when Button Pressed: SUBMIT
30 : Go to Page 16
Unconditional
when Button Pressed: No button condition

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