diff --git a/action/config_template.py b/action/config_template.py
index a8f6969..10f6ebb 100644
--- a/action/config_template.py
+++ b/action/config_template.py
@@ -781,17 +781,18 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         """Run the method"""
 
-        try:
-            remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_user')
-            if not remote_user:
-                remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user')
-            if not remote_user:
-                remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
-
-            if not tmp:
+        if not tmp:
+            try:
+                remote_user = self._get_remote_user()
+            except Exception:
+                remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_user')
+                if not remote_user:
+                    remote_user = task_vars.get('ansible_ssh_user')
+                if not remote_user:
+                    remote_user = self._play_context.remote_user
+            try:
                 tmp = self._make_tmp_path(remote_user)
-        except TypeError:
-            if not tmp:
+            except TypeError:
                 tmp = self._make_tmp_path()
 
         _status, _vars = self._load_options_and_status(task_vars=task_vars)