diff --git a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref.py b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref.py
index b651afac2a..046272dec4 100644
--- a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref.py
+++ b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref.py
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ def writerow( acsvwriter, columns ):
         utf8row.append( str(col).encode('utf8') )
     acsvwriter.writerow( utf8row )
 
+components = net.getInterestingComponents()
+
 # Output a field delimited header line
 writerow( out, ['Source:', net.getSource()] )
 writerow( out, ['Date:', net.getDate()] )
 writerow( out, ['Tool:', net.getTool()] )
-writerow( out, ['Component Count:', len(net.components)] )
+writerow( out, ['Component Count:', len(components)] )
 writerow( out, ['Ref', 'Value', 'Part', 'Documentation', 'Description', 'Vendor'] )
 
-components = net.getInterestingComponents()
-
 # Output all of the component information
 for c in components:
     writerow( out, [c.getRef(), c.getValue(), c.getLibName() + ":" + c.getPartName(),
diff --git a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref_v2.py b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref_v2.py
index 30c8faaabb..ccb303e097 100644
--- a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref_v2.py
+++ b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref_v2.py
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ def writerow( acsvwriter, columns ):
         utf8row.append( str(col).encode('utf8') )
     acsvwriter.writerow( utf8row )
 
+components = net.getInterestingComponents()
+
 # Output a field delimited header line
 writerow( out, ['Source:', net.getSource()] )
 writerow( out, ['Date:', net.getDate()] )
 writerow( out, ['Tool:', net.getTool()] )
-writerow( out, ['Component Count:', len(net.components)] )
+writerow( out, ['Component Count:', len(components)] )
 writerow( out, ['Ref', 'Value', 'Footprint', 'Datasheet', 'Manufacturer', 'Vendor'] )
 
-components = net.getInterestingComponents()
-
 # Output all of the component information (One component per row)
 for c in components:
     writerow( out, [c.getRef(), c.getValue(), c.getFootprint(), c.getDatasheet(),
diff --git a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_by_value.py b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_by_value.py
index 244248ad71..b4493f5fe4 100644
--- a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_by_value.py
+++ b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_by_value.py
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ except IOError:
     print(__file__, ":", e, file=sys.stderr)
     f = stdout
 
+components = net.getInterestingComponents()
+
 # Output a set of rows for a header providing general information
 html = html.replace('<!--SOURCE-->', net.getSource())
 html = html.replace('<!--DATE-->', net.getDate())
 html = html.replace('<!--TOOL-->', net.getTool())
 html = html.replace('<!--COMPCOUNT-->', "<b>Component Count:</b>" + \
-    str(len(net.components)))
+    str(len(components)))
 
 row  = "<tr><th style='width:640px'>Ref</th>" + "<th>Qnty</th>"
 row += "<th>Value</th>" + "<th>Part</th>"
@@ -92,8 +94,6 @@ row += "<th>PartNumber</th>" + "<th>Vendor</th></tr>"
 
 html = html.replace('<!--TABLEROW-->', row + "<!--TABLEROW-->")
 
-components = net.getInterestingComponents()
-
 # Get all of the components in groups of matching parts + values
 # (see kicad_netlist_reader.py)
 grouped = net.groupComponents(components)
diff --git a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_grouped_by_value.py b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_grouped_by_value.py
index 11bcc5dfb0..175191bcc4 100644
--- a/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_grouped_by_value.py
+++ b/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_grouped_by_value.py
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ except IOError:
     print(__file__, ":", e, file=sys.stderr)
     f = stdout
 
+components = net.getInterestingComponents()
+
 # Output a set of rows for a header providing general information
 html = html.replace('<!--SOURCE-->', net.getSource())
 html = html.replace('<!--DATE-->', net.getDate())
 html = html.replace('<!--TOOL-->', net.getTool())
 html = html.replace('<!--COMPCOUNT-->', "<b>Component Count:</b>" + \
-    str(len(net.components)))
+    str(len(components)))
 
 row = "<tr><th style='width:640px'>Ref</th>" + "<th>Qnty</th>"
 row += "<th>Value</th>" + "<th>Part</th>" + "<th>Datasheet</th>"
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ row += "<th>Description</th>" + "<th>Vendor</th></tr>"
 
 html = html.replace('<!--TABLEROW-->', row + "<!--TABLEROW-->")
 
-components = net.getInterestingComponents()
-
 # Get all of the components in groups of matching parts + values
 # (see kicad_netlist_reader.py)
 grouped = net.groupComponents(components)