diff --git a/contrib/stack/topsStack/fetchOrbit.py b/contrib/stack/topsStack/fetchOrbit.py
index ac3a6a4..767bf0e 100755
--- a/contrib/stack/topsStack/fetchOrbit.py
+++ b/contrib/stack/topsStack/fetchOrbit.py
@@ -149,22 +149,16 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         oType = spec[0]
 
         if oType == 'precise':
+            end_date = fileTS + datetime.timedelta(days=20)
             queryfmt3 = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
-            dt = datetime.datetime.strptime(str(fileTS), queryfmt3)
-            end_date = dt + datetime.timedelta(days=20)
             fileTS1 = end_date.strftime(queryfmt3)   
             url = server + spec[1] + str(fileTS1[0:4]) + '/' + str(fileTS1[5:7]) + \
             '/' + str(fileTS1[8:10]) + '/'
             
         elif oType == 'restituted':
-            delta = datetime.timedelta(days=1)
-            timebef = (fileTS - delta).strftime(queryfmt)
-            timeaft = (fileTS + delta).strftime(queryfmt)
             url = server + spec[1] + str(fileTS.year).zfill(2) + '/' + str(fileTS.month).zfill(2) + \
                 '/' + str(fileTS.day).zfill(2) +'/'
 
-
-
         success = False
         match = None