diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp
index 05699228..7af4ea5e 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp
@@ -491,10 +491,11 @@ void IpaBase::prepareIsp(const PrepareParams &params)
 void IpaBase::processStats(const ProcessParams &params)
 {
 	unsigned int ipaContext = params.ipaContext % rpiMetadata_.size();
+	RPiController::Metadata &rpiMetadata = rpiMetadata_[ipaContext];
 
-	if (processPending_ && frameCount_ >= mistrustCount_) {
-		RPiController::Metadata &rpiMetadata = rpiMetadata_[ipaContext];
+	Duration offset(0s);
 
+	if (processPending_ && frameCount_ >= mistrustCount_) {
 		auto it = buffers_.find(params.buffers.stats);
 		if (it == buffers_.end()) {
 			LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "Could not find stats buffer!";
@@ -510,7 +511,6 @@ void IpaBase::processStats(const ProcessParams &params)
 		controller_.process(statistics, &rpiMetadata);
 
 		/* Send any sync algorithm outputs back to the pipeline handler */
-		Duration offset(0s);
 		struct SyncStatus syncStatus;
 		if (rpiMetadata.get("sync.status", syncStatus) == 0) {
 			if (minFrameDuration_ != maxFrameDuration_)
@@ -522,14 +522,14 @@ void IpaBase::processStats(const ProcessParams &params)
 			if (syncStatus.timerKnown)
 				libcameraMetadata_.set(controls::rpi::SyncTimer, syncStatus.timerValue);
 		}
+	}
 
-		struct AgcStatus agcStatus;
-		if (rpiMetadata.get("agc.status", agcStatus) == 0) {
-			ControlList ctrls(sensorCtrls_);
-			applyAGC(&agcStatus, ctrls, offset);
-			setDelayedControls.emit(ctrls, ipaContext);
-			setCameraTimeoutValue();
-		}
+	struct AgcStatus agcStatus;
+	if (rpiMetadata.get("agc.status", agcStatus) == 0) {
+		ControlList ctrls(sensorCtrls_);
+		applyAGC(&agcStatus, ctrls, offset);
+		setDelayedControls.emit(ctrls, ipaContext);
+		setCameraTimeoutValue();
 	}
 
 	/*