diff --git a/sohstationviewer/model/handling_data.py b/sohstationviewer/model/handling_data.py
index b28f9de0fcd32a71cad163752627fa6e1546f82f..a577e169d701eb2f64b51966858a4840358e4f8b 100644
--- a/sohstationviewer/model/handling_data.py
+++ b/sohstationviewer/model/handling_data.py
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ def readASCII(path2file, file, sta_id, chan_id, trace, log_data, track_info):
     logText = "\n\nSTATE OF HEALTH: "
     logText += ("From:%s  To:%s\n" % (h.starttime, h.endtime))
     textFromData = trace.data.tobytes().decode()
-    logText += textFromData
     if textFromData != '':
         logText += textFromData
     else: