diff --git a/bin/report/report_sxw.py b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
index 9716f15540d..f06f190f7af 100644
--- a/bin/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ class _dttime_format(str, _format):
         self.val = value and str(value) or ''
 
     def __str__(self):
-        if self.val:
-            if getattr(self,'name', None):
-                return datetime.strptime(self.name, DHM_FORMAT)\
-                       .strftime("%s %s"%(self.lang_obj.date_format,
-                                          self.lang_obj.time_format))
+        if self.val and getattr(self,'name', None):
+            return datetime.strptime(self.name, DHM_FORMAT)\
+                   .strftime("%s %s"%(self.lang_obj.date_format,
+                                      self.lang_obj.time_format))
         return self.val