diff --git a/moto/awslambda/models.py b/moto/awslambda/models.py
index 0e24330c4..684f1a248 100644
--- a/moto/awslambda/models.py
+++ b/moto/awslambda/models.py
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ class LambdaFunction(object):
 
     def _invoke_lambda(self, code, event={}, context={}):
         # TO DO: context not yet implemented
+        mycode = "\n".join([self.code, 'print lambda_handler(%s, %s)' % (event, context)])
+        #print "moto_lambda_debug: ", mycode
+
         try:
             codeOut = StringIO()
             codeErr = StringIO()
-            mycode = "\n".join([self.code, 'print lambda_handler(%s, %s)' % (event, context)])
-            #print "moto_lambda_debug: ", mycode
             sys.stdout = codeOut
             sys.stderr = codeErr
             exec(mycode)