diff --git a/etc/inc/vpn.inc b/etc/inc/vpn.inc
index c299822d54..5f4eff4c72 100644
--- a/etc/inc/vpn.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/vpn.inc
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ function vpn_ipsec_configure($ipchg = false)
 								$ipsecpinghosts[] = "{$srcip}|{$dstip}|3|||||{$family}|\n";
 						}
 					}
-					@file_put_contents("{$g['vardb_path']}/ipsecpinghosts", $ipsecpinghosts);
-					unset($ipsecpinghosts);
 				}
+				@file_put_contents("{$g['vardb_path']}/ipsecpinghosts", $ipsecpinghosts);
+				unset($ipsecpinghosts);
 			}
 		}