diff --git a/src/pyzet/zettel.py b/src/pyzet/zettel.py
index 0add055..0a7df6c 100644
--- a/src/pyzet/zettel.py
+++ b/src/pyzet/zettel.py
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ def get(path: Path) -> Zettel:
     """Gets zettel from a full path."""
     if path.is_dir():
         raise ValueError
-    id_ = path.parent.name
 
     title_line, tags_line = _get_first_and_last_line(path)
     title = get_markdown_title(title_line.strip(), path.name)
     tags = get_tags(tags_line.strip()) if tags_line.startswith(4 * ' ') else ()
     logging.debug(f"get_zettel: '{path.name}' with title '{title}'")
+    id_ = path.parent.name
     return Zettel(title=title, id=id_, tags=tags, path=path)
 
     # title_line, tags_line = _get_first_and_last_line(path)