diff --git a/source/src/serverms.cpp b/source/src/serverms.cpp
index a2b8d0ad..dcf4e8d4 100644
--- a/source/src/serverms.cpp
+++ b/source/src/serverms.cpp
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ void servermsinit(const char *master, char *ip, int infoport, char *sdesc, bool
 	if(listen)
 	{
         ENetAddress address = { ENET_HOST_ANY, infoport };
+        if(*ip && enet_address_set_host(&msaddress, ip)<0) printf("WARNING: server ip not resolved");
         pongsock = enet_socket_create(ENET_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM, &address);
         if(pongsock == ENET_SOCKET_NULL) fatal("could not create server info socket\n");
         else enet_socket_set_option(pongsock, ENET_SOCKOPT_NONBLOCK, 1);
-        if(*ip && enet_address_set_host(&msaddress, ip)<0) printf("WARNING: server ip not resolved");
 	}
 }