diff --git a/combo/data/models.py b/combo/data/models.py
index 68643774..8ac14fe2 100644
--- a/combo/data/models.py
+++ b/combo/data/models.py
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_delete, post_save, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.forms import models as model_forms
 from django.forms.widgets import MediaDefiningClass
-from django.template import RequestContext, Template, TemplateDoesNotExist, TemplateSyntaxError, engines
+from django.template import (
+    RequestContext,
+    Template,
+    TemplateDoesNotExist,
+    TemplateSyntaxError,
+    VariableDoesNotExist,
+    engines,
+)
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text, smart_bytes
@@ -660,10 +667,9 @@ class Page(models.Model):
         context.push(original_context)
         for key, tplt in (self.extra_variables or {}).items():
             try:
-                template = Template(tplt)
-            except TemplateSyntaxError:
+                result[key] = Template(tplt).render(context)
+            except (TemplateSyntaxError, VariableDoesNotExist):
                 continue
-            result[key] = template.render(context)
         return result
 
     def get_extra_variables_keys(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_public.py b/tests/test_public.py
index eedb1e16..ad7bfce5 100644
--- a/tests/test_public.py
+++ b/tests/test_public.py
@@ -1136,20 +1136,25 @@ def test_page_extra_variables(app):
         title='Home',
         slug='page',
         template_name='standard',
-        extra_variables={'foo': 'bar', 'bar_id': '{{ 40|add:2 }}'},
+        extra_variables={
+            'foo': 'bar',
+            'bar_id': '{{ 40|add:2 }}',
+            'syntax_error': '{% for %}',
+            'variable_error': '{{ "foo"|add:user.email }}',
+        },
     )
     cell = JsonCell.objects.create(
         page=page,
         url='http://example.net',
         order=0,
         placeholder='content',
-        template_string='XX{{ foo }}YY{{ bar_id }}ZZ',
+        template_string='XX{{ foo }}YY{{ bar_id }}ZZ{{ baz_user }}AA{{ syntax_error }}BB{{ variable_error }}CC',
     )
 
     with mock.patch('combo.utils.requests.get') as requests_get:
         requests_get.return_value = mock.Mock(content='{}', status_code=200)
         resp = app.get('/page/')
-    assert '<div>XXbarYY42ZZ</div>' in resp
+    assert '<div>XXbarYY42ZZAABBCC</div>' in resp
 
     with mock.patch('combo.utils.requests.get') as requests_get:
         requests_get.return_value = mock.Mock(content='{}', status_code=200)
@@ -1159,7 +1164,7 @@ def test_page_extra_variables(app):
                 kwargs={'page_pk': page.pk, 'cell_reference': cell.get_reference()},
             )
         )
-    assert resp.text.strip() == 'XXbarYY42ZZ'
+    assert resp.text.strip() == 'XXbarYY42ZZAABBCC'
 
     # check sub_slug/extra_variables override
     page.sub_slug = '(?P<fooo>[a-z]+)'