diff --git a/crates/djls-template-ast/src/parser.rs b/crates/djls-template-ast/src/parser.rs
index 89c8d41..7e8334d 100644
--- a/crates/djls-template-ast/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/djls-template-ast/src/parser.rs
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ impl Parser {
     }
 
     fn parse_tag_open(&mut self, s: &str) -> Result<Node, ParserError> {
-        let token_type = self.peek_previous()?.token_type().clone();
         let mut parts = s.split_whitespace();
+        let token_type = self.peek_previous()?.token_type().clone();
 
         let tag_name = match token_type {
             TokenType::HtmlTagOpen(_) => {