diff --git a/src/capport/utils/nft_socket.py b/src/capport/utils/nft_socket.py
index 9cf2670..f2cae4b 100644
--- a/src/capport/utils/nft_socket.py
+++ b/src/capport/utils/nft_socket.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ class NFTSocket(pyroute2.netlink.nlsocket.NetlinkSocket):
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def begin(self) -> typing.Generator[NFTTransaction, None, None]:
+        tx = NFTTransaction(socket=self)
         try:
-            tx = NFTTransaction(socket=self)
             yield tx
             # autocommit when no exception was raised
             # (only commits if it wasn't aborted)