diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/BlackboardAttribute.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/BlackboardAttribute.java
index 0d34029b7ef99e0ed09e646056bc6f720fdf4989..dbe1b340d8d9d7cb3121ea715cd85af85892603d 100755
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/BlackboardAttribute.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/BlackboardAttribute.java
@@ -555,11 +555,10 @@ public String getDisplayString() {
 					}
 				} catch (TskException ex) {
 					LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Could not get timezone for image", ex); //NON-NLS
-					// return time string in default timezone
-					return TimeUtilities.epochToTime(getValueLong());
 				}
+				// return time string in default timezone
+				return TimeUtilities.epochToTime(getValueLong());
 			}
-			break;
 			case JSON: {
 				return getValueString();
 			}