diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
index 7a58a71eb2b1..694b6b346c16 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
@@ -280,16 +280,16 @@ public function preProcess() {
       $this->assignPremiumProduct($this->_id);
       $this->buildValuesAndAssignOnline_Note_Type($this->_id, $this->_values);
     }
+    if (!isset($this->_values['is_template'])) {
+      $this->_values['is_template'] = FALSE;
+    }
+    $this->assign('is_template', $this->_values['is_template']);
 
     // when custom data is included in this page
     if (!empty($_POST['hidden_custom'])) {
       $this->applyCustomData('Contribution', $this->getFinancialTypeID(), $this->_id);
     }
 
-    if (!empty($this->_values['is_template'])) {
-      $this->assign('is_template', TRUE);
-    }
-
     $this->_lineItems = [];
     if ($this->_id) {
       if (!empty($this->_compId) && $this->_compContext === 'participant') {