diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-ab-kvp.c b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-ab-kvp.c
index 9d1988f64d..4b5b1f679e 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-ab-kvp.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-ab-kvp.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ gnc_ab_get_account_trans_retrieval(const Account *a)
 void
 gnc_ab_set_account_trans_retrieval(Account *a, time64 time)
 {
-    xaccAccountBeginEdit(a);
     Timespec ts = {time, 0};
+    xaccAccountBeginEdit(a);
     qof_instance_set (QOF_INSTANCE (a),
 		      "ab-trans-retrieval", &ts,
 		      NULL);
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c b/gnucash/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c
index 393e0ed26a..7a1970e6b5 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ add_reconcile_date (gchar *so_far, Split *split, CsvExportInfo *info)
 
     if (xaccSplitGetReconcile (split) == YREC)
     {
+        time64 t = xaccSplitGetDateReconciled (split);
         char str_rec_date[MAX_DATE_LENGTH + 1];
         memset (str_rec_date, 0, sizeof(str_rec_date));
-        time64 t = xaccSplitGetDateReconciled (split);
         qof_print_date_buff (str_rec_date, sizeof(str_rec_date), t);
         result = g_strconcat (so_far, str_rec_date, info->mid_sep, NULL);
     }