diff --git a/plugins/libkolab/lib/kolab_format_event.php b/plugins/libkolab/lib/kolab_format_event.php
index 9be9bdfa..6a8c3ae0 100644
--- a/plugins/libkolab/lib/kolab_format_event.php
+++ b/plugins/libkolab/lib/kolab_format_event.php
@@ -163,20 +163,22 @@ class kolab_format_event extends kolab_format_xcal
         else if ($status == kolabformat::StatusCancelled)
           $object['cancelled'] = true;
 
+        // this is an exception object
+        if ($this->obj->recurrenceID()->isValid()) {
+            $object['thisandfuture'] = $this->obj->thisAndFuture();
+        }
         // read exception event objects
-        if (($exceptions = $this->obj->exceptions()) && is_object($exceptions) && $exceptions->size()) {
+        else if (($exceptions = $this->obj->exceptions()) && is_object($exceptions) && $exceptions->size()) {
+            $recurrence_exceptions = array();
             for ($i=0; $i < $exceptions->size(); $i++) {
                 if (($exobj = $exceptions->get($i))) {
                     $exception = new kolab_format_event($exobj);
                     if ($exception->is_valid()) {
-                        $object['recurrence']['EXCEPTIONS'][] = $this->expand_exception($exception->to_array(), $object);
+                        $recurrence_exceptions[] = $this->expand_exception($exception->to_array(), $object);
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
-        // this is an exception object
-        else if ($this->obj->recurrenceID()->isValid()) {
-          $object['thisandfuture'] = $this->obj->thisAndFuture();
+            $object['recurrence']['EXCEPTIONS'] = $recurrence_exceptions;
         }
 
         return $this->data = $object;