diff --git a/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.cxx b/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.cxx
index cd6a23445d492c2776c96eb6b465c2f3bcc6854f..ccd98924fe4c61ecef1bf883a41faa1ff111ede2 100644
--- a/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.cxx
+++ b/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.cxx
@@ -20,22 +20,25 @@ namespace cbm::algo
 
   // ----   Algorithm execution   ---------------------------------------------
   UnpackMuch::resultType UnpackMuch::operator()(const uint8_t* msContent, const fles::MicrosliceDescriptor& msDescr,
-                                                const uint64_t tTimeslice)
+                                                const uint64_t tTimeslice) const
   {
 
     // --- Output data
     resultType result = {};
 
+    TimeSpec time;
+
     // --- Current Timeslice start time in epoch units. Note that it is always a multiple of epochs
     // --- and the epoch is a multiple of ns.
     const uint64_t epochLengthInNs = fkEpochLength * fkClockCycleNom / fkClockCycleDen;
-    fCurrentTsTime                 = tTimeslice / epochLengthInNs;
+    time.currentTsTime             = tTimeslice / epochLengthInNs;
 
     // --- Current TS_MSB epoch cycle
     auto const msTime = msDescr.idx;  // Unix time of MS in ns
-    fCurrentCycle     = std::ldiv(msTime, fkCycleLength).quot;
-    fCurrentEpoch     = 0;  // Needed to make each MS independent of the previous! Will be updated in message 1 if MS OK
-    fCurrentEpochTime = 0;  // Needed to make each MS independent of the previous! Will be updated in message 1 if MS OK
+    time.currentCycle = std::ldiv(msTime, fkCycleLength).quot;
+    time.currentEpoch = 0;  // Needed to make each MS independent of the previous! Will be updated in message 1 if MS OK
+    time.currentEpochTime =
+      0;  // Needed to make each MS independent of the previous! Will be updated in message 1 if MS OK
 
     // --- Number of messages in microslice
     auto msSize = msDescr.size;
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ namespace cbm::algo
       result.second.fNumErrInvalidFirstMessage++;
       return result;
     }
-    ProcessTsmsbMessage(message[1]);
+    ProcessTsmsbMessage(message[1], time);
 
     // --- Message loop
     for (uint32_t messageNr = 2; messageNr < numMessages; messageNr++) {
@@ -75,11 +78,11 @@ namespace cbm::algo
       switch (message[messageNr].GetMessType()) {
 
         case stsxyter::MessType::Hit: {
-          ProcessHitMessage(message[messageNr], result.first, result.second);
+          ProcessHitMessage(message[messageNr], time, result.first, result.second);
           break;
         }
         case stsxyter::MessType::TsMsb: {
-          ProcessTsmsbMessage(message[messageNr]);
+          ProcessTsmsbMessage(message[messageNr], time);
           break;
         }
         default: {
@@ -97,8 +100,8 @@ namespace cbm::algo
 
 
   // -----   Process hit message   --------------------------------------------
-  inline void UnpackMuch::ProcessHitMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message, vector<CbmMuchDigi>& digiVec,
-                                            UnpackMuchMonitorData& monitor) const
+  inline void UnpackMuch::ProcessHitMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message, const TimeSpec& time,
+                                            vector<CbmMuchDigi>& digiVec, UnpackMuchMonitorData& monitor) const
   {
     // --- Check eLink and get parameters
     uint16_t elink = message.GetLinkIndexHitBinning();
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ namespace cbm::algo
     uint32_t address = (elinkPar.fAddress)[channel];
 
     // --- Expand time stamp to time within timeslice (in clock cycle)
-    uint64_t messageTime = message.GetHitTimeBinning() + fCurrentEpochTime;
+    uint64_t messageTime = message.GetHitTimeBinning() + time.currentEpochTime;
 
     // --- Convert time stamp from clock cycles to ns. Round to nearest full ns.
     messageTime = (messageTime * fkClockCycleNom + fkClockCycleDen / 2) / fkClockCycleDen;
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ namespace cbm::algo
 
 
   // -----   Process an epoch (TS_MSB) message   ------------------------------
-  inline void UnpackMuch::ProcessTsmsbMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message)
+  inline void UnpackMuch::ProcessTsmsbMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message, TimeSpec& time) const
   {
     // The compression of time is based on the hierarchy epoch cycle - epoch - message time.
     // Cycles are counted from the start of Unix time and are multiples of an epoch (ts_msb).
@@ -146,13 +149,13 @@ namespace cbm::algo
     auto epoch = message.GetTsMsbValBinning();
 
     // --- Cycle wrap
-    if (epoch < fCurrentEpoch) fCurrentCycle++;
+    if (epoch < time.currentEpoch) time.currentCycle++;
 
     // --- Update current epoch counter
-    fCurrentEpoch = epoch;
+    time.currentEpoch = epoch;
 
     // --- Calculate epoch time in clocks cycles relative to timeslice start time
-    fCurrentEpochTime = (fCurrentCycle * fkEpochsPerCycle + epoch - fCurrentTsTime) * fkEpochLength;
+    time.currentEpochTime = (time.currentCycle * fkEpochsPerCycle + epoch - time.currentTsTime) * fkEpochLength;
   }
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.h b/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.h
index 6cf45df4dac73075e3e84993c9d30b9a6327457e..477396b691d263b63c7c7447bb494bc93299f41b 100644
--- a/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.h
+++ b/algo/detectors/much/UnpackMuch.h
@@ -100,13 +100,21 @@ namespace cbm::algo
      ** @return STS digi data
      **/
     resultType operator()(const uint8_t* msContent, const fles::MicrosliceDescriptor& msDescr,
-                          const uint64_t tTimeslice);
+                          const uint64_t tTimeslice) const;
 
     /** @brief Set the parameter container
      ** @param params Pointer to parameter container
      **/
     void SetParams(std::unique_ptr<UnpackMuchPar> params) { fParams = *(std::move(params)); }
 
+  private:  // datatypes
+    struct TimeSpec {
+      uint64_t currentTsTime    = 0;  ///< Unix time of timeslice in units of epoch length
+      uint64_t currentCycle     = 0;  ///< Current epoch cycle
+      uint32_t currentEpoch     = 0;  ///< Current epoch number within epoch cycle
+      uint64_t currentEpochTime = 0;  ///< Current epoch time relative to timeslice in clock cycles
+    };
+
 
   private:  // methods
     /** @brief Process a hit message
@@ -114,20 +122,16 @@ namespace cbm::algo
      ** @param digiVec Vector to append the created digi to
      ** @param monitor Reference to monitor object
      **/
-    void ProcessHitMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message, std::vector<CbmMuchDigi>& digiVec,
+    void ProcessHitMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message, const TimeSpec& time, std::vector<CbmMuchDigi>& digiVec,
                            UnpackMuchMonitorData& monitor) const;
 
     /** @brief Process an epoch message (TS_MSB)
      ** @param message SMX message (32-bit word)
      **/
-    void ProcessTsmsbMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message);
+    void ProcessTsmsbMessage(const stsxyter::Message& message, TimeSpec& time) const;
 
 
   private:                            // members
-    uint64_t fCurrentTsTime    = 0;   ///< Unix time of timeslice in units of epoch length
-    uint64_t fCurrentCycle     = 0;   ///< Current epoch cycle
-    uint32_t fCurrentEpoch     = 0;   ///< Current epoch number within epoch cycle
-    uint64_t fCurrentEpochTime = 0;   ///< Current epoch time relative to timeslice in clock cycles
     UnpackMuchPar fParams      = {};  ///< Parameter container
 
     /** Number of TS_MSB epochs per cycle **/