diff --git a/smartmeter/sml.py b/smartmeter/sml.py
index 3e7c134f3..ca2fb28e0 100755
--- a/smartmeter/sml.py
+++ b/smartmeter/sml.py
@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ def parse_frame(self, frame):
             # Convert some special OBIS values into nicer format
             # EMH ED300L: add additional OBIS codes
             if code == '1-0:96.5.0*255':
-                content['value'] = bin(int(content['valueRaw'], 16) >> 8)    # Status as binary string, so not decoded into status bits as above
+                val = int(content['valueRaw'], 16)
+                content['value'] = bin(val >> 8)    # Status as binary string, so not decoded into status bits as above
             # end TODO
 
             # don't return multiple code, only the last one -> overwrite earlier data