diff --git a/src/main/java/cool/solr/response/ThymeleafResponseWriter.java b/src/main/java/cool/solr/response/ThymeleafResponseWriter.java
index afd8ef9..8b7197a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cool/solr/response/ThymeleafResponseWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cool/solr/response/ThymeleafResponseWriter.java
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ public void write(Writer writer, SolrQueryRequest request, SolrQueryResponse res
             }
         }
 
+        // let subclasses add context info (if needed)
+        preProcess(context, request, response);
+        
         SolrResponse rsp = new QueryResponse();
         NamedList<Object> parsedResponse = BinaryResponseWriter.getParsedResponse(request, response);
         rsp.setResponse(parsedResponse);
         context.setVariable("response", rsp);
 
-        // let subclasses add context info (if needed)
-        preProcess(context, request, response);
-
         getEngine().process(templateName, context, writer);
     }