diff --git a/eye2bids/edf2bids.py b/eye2bids/edf2bids.py
index 1aeee91..6e90187 100644
--- a/eye2bids/edf2bids.py
+++ b/eye2bids/edf2bids.py
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ def _extract_StartTime(events: list[str]) -> int:
              Please consider changing your code accordingly
              for future eyetracking experiments.\n"""
         )
-        return StartTime[0]
-    return StartTime
+    return StartTime[0]
 
 
 def _extract_StopTime(events: list[str]) -> int:
@@ -307,8 +306,7 @@ def _extract_StopTime(events: list[str]) -> int:
              Please consider changing your code accordingly
              for future eyetracking experiments.\n"""
         )
-        return StopTime[-1]
-    return StopTime
+    return StopTime[-1]
 
 
 def _load_asc_file(events_asc_file: str | Path) -> list[str]: