diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
index 68594b892a..6466e5c3be 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -815,13 +815,6 @@ CmdTechDrawProjectionGroup::CmdTechDrawProjectionGroup() : Command("TechDraw_Pro
 void CmdTechDrawProjectionGroup::activated(int iMsg)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
-    TechDraw::DrawPage* page = DrawGuiUtil::findPage(this);
-    if (!page) {
-        return;
-    }
-    std::string PageName = page->getNameInDocument();
-    //    auto inlist = page->getInListEx(true);
-    //    inlist.insert(page);
 
     //set projection direction from selected Face
     //use first object with a face selected
@@ -886,6 +879,12 @@ void CmdTechDrawProjectionGroup::activated(int iMsg)
         return;
     }
 
+    TechDraw::DrawPage* page = DrawGuiUtil::findPage(this);
+    if (!page) {
+        return;
+    }
+    std::string PageName = page->getNameInDocument();
+
     Base::Vector3d projDir;
     Gui::WaitCursor wc;
 
@@ -1365,11 +1364,6 @@ CmdTechDrawDraftView::CmdTechDrawDraftView() : Command("TechDraw_DraftView")
 void CmdTechDrawDraftView::activated(int iMsg)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
-    TechDraw::DrawPage* page = DrawGuiUtil::findPage(this);
-    if (!page) {
-        return;
-    }
-    std::string PageName = page->getNameInDocument();
 
     std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> objects =
         getSelection().getObjectsOfType(App::DocumentObject::getClassTypeId());
@@ -1380,6 +1374,12 @@ void CmdTechDrawDraftView::activated(int iMsg)
         return;
     }
 
+    TechDraw::DrawPage* page = DrawGuiUtil::findPage(this);
+    if (!page) {
+        return;
+    }
+    std::string PageName = page->getNameInDocument();
+
     std::pair<Base::Vector3d, Base::Vector3d> dirs = DrawGuiUtil::get3DDirAndRot();
     for (std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::iterator it = objects.begin(); it != objects.end();
          ++it) {