diff --git a/pkg/flowaggregator/exporter/ipfix.go b/pkg/flowaggregator/exporter/ipfix.go
index 35f46a9ac17..53b533d4ef2 100644
--- a/pkg/flowaggregator/exporter/ipfix.go
+++ b/pkg/flowaggregator/exporter/ipfix.go
@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ func (e *IPFIXExporter) UpdateOptions(opt *options.Options) {
 }
 
 func (e *IPFIXExporter) sendRecord(record ipfixentities.Record, isRecordIPv6 bool) error {
-	templateID := e.templateIDv4
-	if isRecordIPv6 {
-		templateID = e.templateIDv6
-	}
-
 	if e.exportingProcess == nil {
 		if err := initIPFIXExportingProcess(e); err != nil {
 			// in case of error, the FlowAggregator flowExportLoop will retry after activeFlowRecordTimeout
@@ -163,6 +158,11 @@ func (e *IPFIXExporter) sendRecord(record ipfixentities.Record, isRecordIPv6 boo
 		}
 	}
 
+	templateID := e.templateIDv4
+	if isRecordIPv6 {
+		templateID = e.templateIDv6
+	}
+
 	// TODO: more records per data set will be supported when go-ipfix supports size check when adding records
 	e.set.ResetSet()
 	if err := e.set.PrepareSet(ipfixentities.Data, templateID); err != nil {