diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index 1849d95..505f8d1 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1268,11 +1268,13 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
           sanitized_post_message = sanitize_post_message(row['post_message'])
     
           puts "CREATE TOPIC POST topic.id #{topic.id} discourse_user_id #{discourse_user_id}"
-    
+
+          post_number = 0
           sqlite_mutex.synchronize do
             # Increment the post count for the topic
             post_number = fetch_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id).to_i + 1
             update_db_topic_post_numbers(topic.id, post_number)
+          end
 
      puts "TIJ GG post_id #{post_id}"
  
@@ -1288,7 +1290,6 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
             )
             post.custom_fields['original_gossamer_id'] = row['post_id']
             post.save!
-          end
     
           sqlite_mutex.synchronize do
             # Increment the post count for the topic and user