diff --git a/pkg/handler/collector/deps_dev/deps_dev.go b/pkg/handler/collector/deps_dev/deps_dev.go
index a1103f778d..4691a26bd9 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/collector/deps_dev/deps_dev.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/collector/deps_dev/deps_dev.go
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ func (d *depsCollector) fetchDependencies(ctx context.Context, purl string, docC
 func (d *depsCollector) collectAdditionalMetadata(ctx context.Context, pkgType string, namespace *string, name string, version *string, pkgComponent *PackageComponent) error {
 	logger := logging.FromContext(ctx)
 
+	// add time when data was obtained
+	pkgComponent.UpdateTime = time.Now().UTC()
+
 	// skip all type guac as they are generated by guac and will not be found in deps.dev
 	if pkgType == "guac" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("guac purl, skipping deps.dev query: %s", strings.Join([]string{pkgType, *namespace, name}, "/"))
@@ -634,9 +637,6 @@ func (d *depsCollector) collectAdditionalMetadata(ctx context.Context, pkgType s
 		}
 	}
 
-	// add time when data was obtained
-	pkgComponent.UpdateTime = time.Now().UTC()
-
 	return nil
 }