diff --git a/kronolith/lib/Api.php b/kronolith/lib/Api.php
index f376d1d5c83..a5cfeb82899 100644
--- a/kronolith/lib/Api.php
+++ b/kronolith/lib/Api.php
@@ -808,10 +808,6 @@ public function import($content, $contentType, $calendar = null)
                 $iCal->addComponent($content);
             }
 
-            $components = $iCal->getComponents();
-            if (count($components) == 0) {
-                throw new Kronolith_Exception(_("No iCalendar data was found."));
-            }
             $ical_importer = new Kronolith_Icalendar_Handler_Base($ical, $kronolith_driver);
             return $ical_importer->process();
 
diff --git a/kronolith/lib/Icalendar/Handler/Base.php b/kronolith/lib/Icalendar/Handler/Base.php
index cc5a833fd7c..0456312c64d 100644
--- a/kronolith/lib/Icalendar/Handler/Base.php
+++ b/kronolith/lib/Icalendar/Handler/Base.php
@@ -68,11 +68,16 @@ public function process()
      * Process the iCalendar data.
      *
      * @return array A hash of UID => id.
+     * @throws Kronolith_Exception
      */
     protected function _process()
     {
         $ids = array();
-        foreach ($this->_iCal->getComponents() as $component) {
+        $components = $this->_iCal->getComponents();
+        if (count($components) == 0) {
+            throw new Kronolith_Exception(_("No iCalendar data was found."));
+        }
+        foreach ($components as $component) {
             if (!$this->_preSave($component)) {
                 continue;
             }