diff --git a/scl.py b/scl.py
index d69be4a..2796837 100644
--- a/scl.py
+++ b/scl.py
@@ -182,15 +182,15 @@ def do_initial_post(
                 print("JSON could not be loaded from nominatim API")
                 raise
 
-            if geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["city"] != "Seattle":
-                city_not_seattle_text = " of {}".format(
-                    geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["city"]
-                )
+            city = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["city"]
+            street = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["name"]
+            event["geoloc_city"] = city
+
+            if city != "Seattle":
+                city_not_seattle_text = " of {}".format(city)
             else:
                 city_not_seattle_text = ""
 
-            street = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["name"]
-
             if (
                 "locality" in geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]
                 and event_class["size"] != "Large"
@@ -219,13 +219,11 @@ def do_initial_post(
                 )
                 event["neighborhood"] = district
             else:
-                city = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["city"]
                 alt_text = "A map showing the location of the outage, centered around {} in {}.".format(
                     street,
                     city,
                 )
                 area_text = city
-                event["geoloc_city"] = city
         except Exception:
             alt_text = "A map showing the location of the outage."