--- django/template/loader_tags.py.orig	2009-10-21 14:15:21.000000000 +0200
+++ django/template/loader_tags.py	2009-10-21 14:16:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -98,18 +98,15 @@
 
 class ConstantIncludeNode(Node):
     def __init__(self, template_path):
+        self.template_path = template_path
+
+    def render(self, context):
         try:
-            t = get_template(template_path)
-            self.template = t
+            t = get_template(self.template_path)
+            return t.render(context)
         except:
             if settings.TEMPLATE_DEBUG:
                 raise
-            self.template = None
-
-    def render(self, context):
-        if self.template:
-            return self.template.render(context)
-        else:
             return ''
 
 class IncludeNode(Node):