diff --git a/src/xspice/mif/mifload.c b/src/xspice/mif/mifload.c
index b0fcdeeff..af36eed55 100644
--- a/src/xspice/mif/mifload.c
+++ b/src/xspice/mif/mifload.c
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ MIFload(
     /* otherwise, set the times to zero */
     if(anal_type == MIF_TRAN) {
        cm_data.circuit.time = ckt->CKTtime;
-       cm_data.circuit.tstep = ckt->CKTstep;
-       cm_data.circuit.tstop = ckt->CKTfinalTime;
        cm_data.circuit.t[0] = ckt->CKTtime;
        for(i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
            cm_data.circuit.t[i] = cm_data.circuit.t[i-1] - ckt->CKTdeltaOld[i-1];
@@ -205,12 +203,19 @@ MIFload(
     }
     else {
        cm_data.circuit.time = 0.0;
-       cm_data.circuit.tstep = 0.0;
-       cm_data.circuit.tstop = 0.0;
        for(i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            cm_data.circuit.t[i] = 0.0;
        }
     }
+    /* transient or operating point */
+    if (anal_type == MIF_TRAN || anal_type == MIF_DC) {
+        cm_data.circuit.tstep = ckt->CKTstep;
+        cm_data.circuit.tstop = ckt->CKTfinalTime;
+    }
+    else {
+       cm_data.circuit.tstep = 0.0;
+       cm_data.circuit.tstop = 0.0;
+    }
     
     cm_data.circuit.call_type = MIF_ANALOG;
     cm_data.circuit.temperature = ckt->CKTtemp - 273.15;