--- a/testing/marionette/listener.js
+++ b/testing/marionette/listener.js
@@ -1299,36 +1299,35 @@ function getActiveElement() {
  * @param {WebElement} el
  *     Reference to the web element to click.
  * @param {number} pageTimeout
  *     Timeout in milliseconds the method has to wait for the page being
  *     finished loading.
  */
 function clickElement(msg) {
   let {commandID, webElRef, pageTimeout} = msg.json;
-  let webEl = WebElement.fromJSON(webElRef);
-  let el = seenEls.get(webEl, curContainer.frame);
 
   try {
+    let webEl = WebElement.fromJSON(webElRef);
+    let el = seenEls.get(webEl, curContainer.frame);
+
     let loadEventExpected = true;
-
     let target = getElementAttribute(el, "target");
 
     if (target === "_blank") {
       loadEventExpected = false;
     }
 
     loadListener.navigate(() => {
       return interaction.clickElement(
           el,
           capabilities.get("moz:accessibilityChecks"),
           capabilities.get("moz:webdriverClick")
       );
     }, commandID, pageTimeout, loadEventExpected, true);
-
   } catch (e) {
     sendError(e, commandID);
   }
 }
 
 function getElementAttribute(el, name) {
   if (element.isBooleanAttribute(el, name)) {
     if (el.hasAttribute(name)) {