diff --git a/src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py b/src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py
index 204ed1447..97197e334 100644
--- a/src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py
+++ b/src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ class Tool(object):
             if issubclass(options_class, MenuToolOptions):
                 # FIXME: pass in person_id
                 self.options = options_class(name, None, dbstate)
+            else:   # must be some kind of class or we get a TypeError
+                self.options = options_class(name)            
         except TypeError:
             self.options = options_class
-        else:   # must be some kind of class or we get a TypeError
-            self.options = options_class(name)
         
         self.options.load_previous_values()