diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-dbgeng/src/main/py/src/ghidradbg/commands.py b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-dbgeng/src/main/py/src/ghidradbg/commands.py
index bbcdd23172..b1e52de754 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-dbgeng/src/main/py/src/ghidradbg/commands.py
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-dbgeng/src/main/py/src/ghidradbg/commands.py
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ def putreg():
     regs = util.dbg._base.reg
     for i in range(0, len(regs)):
         name = regs._reg.GetDescription(i)[0]
-        value = regs._get_register_by_index(i)
         try:
+            value = regs._get_register_by_index(i)
             values.append(mapper.map_value(nproc, name, value))
             robj.set_value(name, hex(value))
         except Exception: