diff --git a/pylib/anki/template.py b/pylib/anki/template.py
index 5833708f4..417f0f6ef 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/template.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/template.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class TemplateRenderContext:
 
             # add (most) special fields
             fields["Tags"] = self._note.stringTags().strip()
-            fields["Type"] = self._card.note_type()["name"]
+            fields["Type"] = self._note_type["name"]
             fields["Deck"] = self._col.decks.name(self._card.odid or self._card.did)
             fields["Subdeck"] = DeckManager.basename(fields["Deck"])
             if self._template: