diff --git a/app/controllers/users/template_message_settings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/template_message_settings_controller.rb
index 5421a29d5..d38e6614d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users/template_message_settings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users/template_message_settings_controller.rb
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ class Users::TemplateMessageSettingsController < Users::BaseController
 
   def get_current_setting
     @current_setting = @_observed_user.user_template_message_setting
+    @current_setting = UserTemplateMessageSetting.build(@_observed_user.id) if @current_setting.nil?
     @current_setting.notification_body.merge!(UserTemplateMessageSetting.init_notification_body.except(*@current_setting.notification_body.keys))
     @current_setting.email_body.merge!(UserTemplateMessageSetting.init_email_body.except(*@current_setting.email_body.keys))
-    @current_setting = UserTemplateMessageSetting.build(@_observed_user.id) if @current_setting.nil?
   end
 
   def setting_params