diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp b/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp
index 3efb9f3c..4d2b2529 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ void JFJochReceiverLite::DataAnalysisThread(uint32_t id) {
                 if (push_images_to_writer)
                     image_pusher.SendCalibration(msg->cbor->calibration.value());
             } else if (msg->cbor->data_message) {
-                auto image_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-
                 DataMessage data_msg = msg->cbor->data_message.value();
 
                 ++images_collected;
@@ -173,9 +171,15 @@ void JFJochReceiverLite::DataAnalysisThread(uint32_t id) {
                 uncompressed_size += data_msg.image.GetUncompressedSize();
                 UpdateMaxImageReceived(data_msg.number);
 
+                auto image_start_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+
                 AzimuthalIntegrationProfile profile(az_int_mapping);
                 analysis->Analyze(data_msg, buffer, profile, GetSpotFindingSettings());
 
+                auto image_end_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+                std::chrono::duration<float> duration = image_end_time - image_start_time;
+
+                data_msg.processing_time_s = duration.count();
                 data_msg.original_number = data_msg.number;
                 data_msg.user_data = experiment.GetImageAppendix();
                 data_msg.run_number = experiment.GetRunNumber();
@@ -194,10 +198,6 @@ void JFJochReceiverLite::DataAnalysisThread(uint32_t id) {
                 plots.Add(data_msg, profile);
                 scan_result.Add(data_msg);
 
-                auto image_end_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-                std::chrono::duration<float> duration = image_end_time - image_start_time;
-                data_msg.processing_time_s = duration.count();
-
                 if (!serialmx_filter.ApplyFilter(data_msg))
                     ++images_skipped;
                 else {