Index: cat_event_handler.php
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--- cat_event_handler.php	(revision 9)
+++ cat_event_handler.php	(working copy)
@@ -866,14 +866,14 @@
 	{
 		parent::OnBeforeItemUpdate($event);
 
+		$object =& $event->getObject();
+		/* @var $object kCatDBItem */
+		
 		// update hits field
 		$property_map = $this->Application->getUnitOption($event->Prefix, 'ItemPropertyMappings');
 		if ($property_map) {
 			$click_field = $property_map['ClickField'];
 
-			$object =& $event->getObject();
-			/* @var $object kCatDBItem */
-
 			if( $this->Application->IsAdmin() && ($this->Application->GetVar($click_field.'_original') !== false) &&
 				floor($this->Application->GetVar($click_field.'_original')) != $object->GetDBField($click_field) )
 			{