diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2c9df21..9cd21f7 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -465,14 +465,16 @@ def loadFlowRouteConfig(self):
                         else:
                             try:
                                 instances = dev.rpc.get_config(options={'format': 'json'}, filter_xml='routing-instances')
+                                for instance in instances['configuration']['routing-instances']['instance']:
+                                    if instance['name'] == vrf:
+                                        _vrf_data = instance['routing-options']
+                            except TypeError as error:
+                                logger.warn('Routing instance {} not defined. Caught "{}"'.format(vrf, error))
                             except IndexError as error:
                                 logger.warn(error)
                             except (ConnectRefusedError, ConnectTimeoutError) as cre:
                                 logger.warning('NETCONF connection error: {}'.format(cre))
                                 return False
-                            for instance in instances['configuration']['routing-instances']['instance']:
-                                if instance['name'] == vrf:
-                                    _vrf_data = instance['routing-options']
 
                         for table in ['inet', 'inet6']:
                             if table == 'inet6':