diff --git a/roundup/cgi/client.py b/roundup/cgi/client.py
--- a/roundup/cgi/client.py
+++ b/roundup/cgi/client.py
@@ -1863,14 +1863,14 @@ class Client:
     def renderContext(self):
         """ Return a PageTemplate for the named page
         """
-        tplname = self.selectTemplate(self.classname, self.template)
+        try:
+            tplname = self.selectTemplate(self.classname, self.template)
 
-        # catch errors so we can handle PT rendering errors more nicely
-        args = {
-            'ok_message': self._ok_message,
-            'error_message': self._error_message
-        }
-        try:
+            # catch errors so we can handle PT rendering errors more nicely
+            args = {
+                'ok_message': self._ok_message,
+                'error_message': self._error_message
+            }
             pt = self.instance.templates.load(tplname)
             # let the template render figure stuff out
             result = pt.render(self, None, None, **args)