diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fc01853..1501d20 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1094,11 +1094,10 @@ export default class PluginFootnote extends Plugin {
                     const renderedTemplate = await renderTemplates(templates);
 
                     // Update block content
-
+                    const existingAttrs = await getBlockAttrs(newBlockId);
                     await updateBlock("markdown", renderedTemplate, newBlockId);
-
                     // Restore block attributes that could have been reset by updateBlock
-                    const existingAttrs = await getBlockAttrs(newBlockId);
+
                     if (existingAttrs) {
                         await setBlockAttrs(newBlockId, {
                             "custom-plugin-footnote-content": existingAttrs["custom-plugin-footnote-content"],