diff --git a/validation/mdvalid.py b/validation/mdvalid.py
index 07e14c5..689510a 100644
--- a/validation/mdvalid.py
+++ b/validation/mdvalid.py
@@ -556,11 +556,10 @@ def validate_files(files, schema, encoding, args):
     outlog().info('Checking: [XML] {} | [AMD] {}'.format(os.path.basename(xmlfile), os.path.basename(amdfile)))
     try:
         process = parse_xml(xmlfile, xmlparser)
+        processname, processver = get_process_info(process)
     except Exception:
         retcode = 1
     else:
-        processname, processver = get_process_info(process)
-        retcode = 0
         if schema.validate(process):
             errlog().debug('XML file {} validates against schema'.format(os.path.basename(xmlfile)))
             if args.annoying: