1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/grc/core/FlowGraph.py b/grc/core/FlowGraph.py
index 7ee8e45f75..c2a5094541 100644
--- a/grc/core/FlowGraph.py
+++ b/grc/core/FlowGraph.py
@@ -223,8 +223,11 @@ class FlowGraph(Element):
         # Load variables
         for variable_block in self.get_variables():
             try:
+                variable_block.rewrite()
                 value = eval(variable_block.value, namespace, variable_block.namespace)
                 namespace[variable_block.name] = value
+            except TypeError: #Type Errors may happen, but that desn't matter as they are displayed in the gui
+                pass
             except Exception:
                 log.exception('Failed to evaluate variable block {0}'.format(variable_block.name), exc_info=True)
                 pass