diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/reports/accrual.py b/conservancy_beancount/reports/accrual.py
index eb3b137f08a97e7af00ed18c069dc83ef5a80efe..074b83158841c8f5c39d850bda976e0d3306df3a 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/reports/accrual.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/reports/accrual.py
@@ -756,13 +756,14 @@ def main(arglist: Optional[Sequence[str]]=None,
         if rt_wrapper is None:
             logger.error("unable to generate aging report: RT client is required")
         else:
-            now = datetime.datetime.now()
             if args.output_file is None:
+                now = datetime.datetime.now()
                 out_dir_path = config.repository_path() or Path()
                 args.output_file = out_dir_path / now.strftime('AgingReport_%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M.ods')
                 logger.info("Writing report to %s", args.output_file)
             out_bin = cliutil.bytes_output(args.output_file, stdout)
             report = AgingReport(rt_wrapper, out_bin)
+            report.ods.set_common_properties(config.books_repo())
     elif args.report_type is ReportType.OUTGOING:
         rt_wrapper = config.rt_wrapper()
         if rt_wrapper is None: