diff --git a/etc/inc/dyndns.class b/etc/inc/dyndns.class
index 5370c906a8..a2c02087fe 100644
--- a/etc/inc/dyndns.class
+++ b/etc/inc/dyndns.class
@@ -275,12 +275,13 @@
 				$realparentif = $this->_dnsRequestIf;
 			}
 
+			$ch = curl_init();
+
 			if ($this->_useIPv6 == false) {
 				curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4 );
 			}
 			
 			if ($this->_dnsService != 'ods' and $this->_dnsService != 'route53 ') {
-				$ch = curl_init();
 				curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
 				curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, $this->_UserAgent);
 				curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);