diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/views.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/views.py
index d9d3ba95b3..c1034d0d85 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/views.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/views.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def patch_views():
     from django.template.response import SimpleTemplateResponse
     from sentry_sdk.integrations.django import DjangoIntegration
 
+    old_make_view_atomic = BaseHandler.make_view_atomic
     old_render = SimpleTemplateResponse.render
 
     def sentry_patched_render(self):
@@ -36,10 +37,6 @@ def sentry_patched_render(self):
         ):
             return old_render(self)
 
-    SimpleTemplateResponse.render = sentry_patched_render
-
-    old_make_view_atomic = BaseHandler.make_view_atomic
-
     @_functools.wraps(old_make_view_atomic)
     def sentry_patched_make_view_atomic(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # type: (Any, *Any, **Any) -> Any
@@ -66,6 +63,7 @@ def sentry_patched_make_view_atomic(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         return sentry_wrapped_callback
 
+    SimpleTemplateResponse.render = sentry_patched_render
     BaseHandler.make_view_atomic = sentry_patched_make_view_atomic