diff --git a/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/rosbag_validate_main.cc b/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/rosbag_validate_main.cc
index 572dcb6..91c4f34 100644
--- a/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/rosbag_validate_main.cc
+++ b/cartographer_ros/cartographer_ros/rosbag_validate_main.cc
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ class RangeDataChecker {
 
   template <typename MessageType>
   RangeChecksum ComputeRangeChecksum(const MessageType& message) {
+    auto point_cloud_with_intensities = ToPointCloudWithIntensities(message);
     const cartographer::sensor::TimedPointCloud& point_cloud =
-        std::get<0>(ToPointCloudWithIntensities(message)).points;
+        std::get<0>(point_cloud_with_intensities).points;
     Eigen::Vector4f points_sum = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero();
     for (const auto& point : point_cloud) {
       points_sum += point;