diff --git a/deploy/management/commands/deploy.py b/deploy/management/commands/deploy.py
index b8f9bb64e52c2cc03b2d9abbe008f792c72ebede..06843dadc9c4eb5683876794f66c25c53778d443 100644
--- a/deploy/management/commands/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy/management/commands/deploy.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         deploy_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
         os.chdir(deploy_dir)
 
-        deployer = Deployer(dry_run=options["dry_run"])
         try:
+            deployer = Deployer(dry_run=options["dry_run"])
             deployer.select_branch()
             email_handler.fromaddr = deployer.ref.commit.committer.email
             log.debug("Email from: %s", email_handler.fromaddr)