diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/AbstractTemplate.php b/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/AbstractTemplate.php
index fa9d28074bf85..81e993fad76df 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/AbstractTemplate.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/AbstractTemplate.php
@@ -534,10 +534,9 @@ protected function cancelDesignConfig()
      */
     public function setForcedArea($templateId)
     {
-        if ($this->area) {
-            throw new \LogicException(__('Area is already set'));
+        if (!isset($this->area)) {
+            $this->area = $this->emailConfig->getTemplateArea($templateId);
         }
-        $this->area = $this->emailConfig->getTemplateArea($templateId);
         return $this;
     }