diff --git a/modules/icing/pireps.py b/modules/icing/pireps.py
index a869c55753eaf46797dea5d913d93f66138b47af..48fad09ca46b5206d04042323490b737e4839270 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pireps.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pireps.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def pirep_icing(filename, lon_range=[-180, 180], lat_range=[-55, 55]):
                 else:
                     continue
 
+            dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(toks[0], '%Y%m%d%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+            timestmp = dto.timestamp()
+
             # Icing
             ii = report.find('/IC')
             if ii >= 0:
@@ -76,9 +79,6 @@ def pirep_icing(filename, lon_range=[-180, 180], lat_range=[-55, 55]):
                 if ice_str.find('N/A') >= 0:
                     continue
 
-                dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(toks[0], '%Y%m%d%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-                timestmp = dto.timestamp()
-
                 if len(re.findall(NO_ICE, ice_str)) != 0:
                     rpts = neg_ice_dict.get(timestmp)
                     tup = (lat, lon, fl, -1, cnt_neg_ice, ice_str)
@@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ def pirep_icing(filename, lon_range=[-180, 180], lat_range=[-55, 55]):
                         ice_dict[timestmp] = rpts
                     else:
                         rpts.append(tup)
-
-            rpts = no_ice_dict.get(timestmp)
-            tup = (lat, lon, fl, -1, cnt_no_ice, 'no observed icing')
-            cnt_no_ice += 1
-            if rpts is None:
-                rpts = []
-                rpts.append(tup)
-                no_ice_dict[timestmp] = rpts
             else:
-                rpts.append(tup)
+                rpts = no_ice_dict.get(timestmp)
+                tup = (lat, lon, fl, -1, cnt_no_ice, 'no observed icing')
+                cnt_no_ice += 1
+                if rpts is None:
+                    rpts = []
+                    rpts.append(tup)
+                    no_ice_dict[timestmp] = rpts
+                else:
+                    rpts.append(tup)
 
     return ice_dict, no_ice_dict, neg_ice_dict