diff --git a/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake b/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake
index e01182d73..9389b95c5 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/batch_add_issues.rake
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ namespace :batch_add_issues do
       title = issue['title']
       title = title[0..190] if title.size > 190
       created_issue = Issue.find_by(project_id: project.id, subject: title)
+      issue_created_at = issue['created_at']
+      issue_updated_at = issue['updated_at']
       unless created_issue.present?
         priority = [1, 2, 3, 4].include?(issue['priority'].to_i) ? issue['priority'].to_i : 2
         issue_status = ["", "open", "progressing", "", "", "closed", "rejected"].index(issue['state'])
         issue_status = 1 if issue_status.nil?
         user_login = issue['user']['login']
         user_login = user_login[0..20] if user_login.size > 29
-        issue_created_at = issue['created_at']
-        issue_updated_at = issue['updated_at']
         username = "gh-#{user_login}"
         user = User.find_by(login: username)
         unless user.present?