diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c
index 638019417..5989bb3f3 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c
@@ -379,12 +379,14 @@ INPparseNumMod( CKTcircuit* ckt, INPmodel *model, INPtables *tab, char **errMess
             }
             /* FALL THRU when continuing a card */
         default:
+            lastType = cardType;
             if (cardType == E_MISSING) {
                 /* new command card */
                 if (cardName) FREE(cardName);        /* get rid of old card name */
                 INPgetTok(&line,&cardName,1);        /* get new card name */
                 if (*cardName) {                 /* Found a name? */
                     cardType = INPfindCard(cardName,INPcardTab,INPnumCards);
+                    lastType = cardType;
                     if (cardType >= 0) {
                         /* Add card structure to model */
                         info = INPcardTab[cardType];
@@ -407,7 +409,6 @@ INPparseNumMod( CKTcircuit* ckt, INPmodel *model, INPtables *tab, char **errMess
                     }
                 }
             }
-            lastType = cardType;
             // cardType is not used downwards from here
             if (lastType >= 0) { /* parse the rest of this line */
                 while (*line) {