diff --git a/virtual-programs/title.folk b/virtual-programs/title.folk
index f697e227..66a1cb21 100644
--- a/virtual-programs/title.folk
+++ b/virtual-programs/title.folk
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ When /thing/ has a quad {
         set text [join [lmap match $matches {dict get $match text}] "\n"]
         if {$text eq ""} { return }
     
-        set radians [region angle $region]
         When $thing has region /region/ {
+            set radians [region angle $region]
             set scale [dict getdef $match scale 1.0]
             set pos [region top [region move $region up 10px]]
             Wish to draw text with position $pos scale $scale text $text radians $radians anchor bottom
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ When /thing/ has a quad {
         set text [join [lmap match $matches {dict get $match text}] "\n"]
         if {$text eq ""} { return }
 
-        set radians [region angle $region]
         When $thing has region /region/ {
+            set radians [region angle $region]
             set scale [dict getdef $match scale 0.75]
             set pos [region bottomleft [region move $region down 20px]]
             Wish to draw text with position $pos scale $scale text $text radians $radians anchor topleft
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ When /thing/ has a quad {
         set text [join [lmap match $matches {dict get $match text}] "\n"]
         if {$text eq ""} { return }
 
-        set radians [region angle $region]
         When $thing has region /region/ {
+            set radians [region angle $region]
             set scale [dict getdef $match scale 0.75]
             set pos [region right [region move $region right 10px]]
             Wish to draw text with position $pos scale $scale text $text radians $radians anchor left
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ When /thing/ has a quad {
         set text [join [lmap match $matches {dict get $match text}] "\n"]
         if {$text eq ""} { return }
 
-        set radians [region angle $region]
         When $thing has region /region/ {
+            set radians [region angle $region]
             set scale [dict getdef $match scale 0.75]
             set pos [region left [region move $region left 10px]]
             Wish to draw text with position $pos scale $scale text $text radians $radians anchor right