diff --git a/modules/example/src/example.c b/modules/example/src/example.c
index dadb941..3fa90db 100644
--- a/modules/example/src/example.c
+++ b/modules/example/src/example.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ serve_style_css(struct http_request *req)
 	char		*date;
 	time_t		tstamp;
 
+	tstamp = 0;
 	if (http_request_header_get(req, "if-modified-since", &date)) {
 		tstamp = kore_date_to_time(date);
 		free(date);
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ serve_style_css(struct http_request *req)
 		kore_debug("header was present with %ld", tstamp);
 	}
 
-	tstamp = 0;
 	if (tstamp != 0 && tstamp <= static_mtime_css_style) {
 		ret = http_response(req, 304, NULL, 0);
 	} else {