diff --git a/CoTreceiver/src/main/java/edu/nps/moves/cot/dis/CoTMsgParserDisRunner.java b/CoTreceiver/src/main/java/edu/nps/moves/cot/dis/CoTMsgParserDisRunner.java
index 2945826d900fd2ba161baf6eef9a84e0d3188f97..c1d56c38430ebe47a46a3d3acb511bdea1fbc53a 100644
--- a/CoTreceiver/src/main/java/edu/nps/moves/cot/dis/CoTMsgParserDisRunner.java
+++ b/CoTreceiver/src/main/java/edu/nps/moves/cot/dis/CoTMsgParserDisRunner.java
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ public class CoTMsgParserDisRunner extends CoTparser
         if (pduFactory == null)
             pduFactory      = getDisChannel().getPduFactory();
         entityStatePdu_1    = pduFactory.makeEntityStatePdu();
-        simulationTimeInitial = entityStatePdu_1.getTimestamp();
 //        entityStatePdu_2    = pduFactory.makeEntityStatePdu();
 //        firePdu_1a          = pduFactory.makeFirePdu();
 //        firePdu_1b          = pduFactory.makeFirePdu();
@@ -242,6 +241,8 @@ public class CoTMsgParserDisRunner extends CoTparser
         // more is needed here by scenario authors...
 //        munitionDescriptor1.setQuantity(1);
 //        firePdu_1a.setDescriptor(munitionDescriptor1).setRange(1000.0f);
+
+        simulationTimeInitial = entityStatePdu_1.getTimestamp();
     }
                  
     /**