diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 47bd3a4..00b8dfe 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.219 2016/01/16 16:59:34 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.220 2016/01/16 17:06:51 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 PROGDATE     = "2011-2016"
@@ -765,9 +765,6 @@
 for opt, val in opts:
 
     if opt == "-B":
-
-        starttime = time.time()
-        PrintStdout(BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
         BANNERSON = True
 
     if opt == "-E":
@@ -971,10 +968,18 @@
     if PWORD and not SUDOPW:
         SUDOPW = PWORD
 
+        
 #####
 # Do The Requested Work
 #####
 
+# Report time statistics if requested
+
+if BANNERSON:
+
+    starttime = time.time()
+    PrintStdout(BANNERMSG % (BANNERSTART, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
+
 # If we're running testmode, just report the final list of
 # hosts and commands that would be run