diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py
index e0923dc3..e6fce1be 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ExecContext.py
@@ -115,12 +115,14 @@ class ExecContext(Base):
             throw: bool,
             verbose: bool | None,
         ) -> None:
+            if title is None:
+                title = f'{parent.uri}: Running {self.pretty_cmd} -'
             self.__cmd = cmd
             self.__wd = wd
             self.__log_prefix = log_prefix
             self.__parent = parent
+            self.__title = title
             self.__pretty_cmd: str | None = None
-            self.__title = f'{parent.uri}: Running {self.pretty_cmd} -'
             self.__delim = f'---- {title} -'
             delim_len = 120
             self.__delim += '-' * max(0, delim_len - len(self.__delim))