diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index aaad989ff49c60b324e06e9b01b0a864150a0bc0..ca3aec3a970751349984c915541e25e8f2413f8b 100755
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -2072,6 +2072,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		printf(term_quit());
 		exit(1);
 	}
+	if (dnsmgr_init()) {
+		printf(term_quit());
+		exit(1);
+	}
 	/* load 'preload' modules, required for access to Realtime-mapped configuration files */
 	if (load_modules(1)) {
 		printf(term_quit());
@@ -2119,10 +2123,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		printf(term_quit());
 		exit(1);
 	}
-	if (dnsmgr_init()) {
-		printf(term_quit());
-		exit(1);
-	}
 #if 0
 	/* This should no longer be necessary */
 	/* sync cust config and reload some internals in case a custom config handler binded to them */