diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm
index 5159c0922..9ff2a3779 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm
@@ -536,29 +536,7 @@ sub process_request {
 
         update_namedconf($ctx); 
         update_zones($ctx);
-
-        # check if named is active before update dns records.
-        if (xCAT::Utils->isAIX())
-        {
-            my $cmd = "/usr/bin/lssrc -s $service |grep active";
-            my @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-            {
-                system("/usr/bin/startsrc -s $service");
-                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Starting named complete", $callback);
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            my $cmd = "service $service status|grep running";
-            my @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
-            if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-            {
-                system("service $service start");
-                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Starting named complete", $callback);
-            }
-        }
-        
+      
         if ($ctx->{restartneeded}) {
             xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Restarting $service", $callback);
 
@@ -579,6 +557,29 @@ sub process_request {
             xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg([1,"Unable to update DNS due to lack of credentials in passwd to communicate with remote server"], $callback);
         }
     }
+
+    # check if named is active before update dns records.
+    if (xCAT::Utils->isAIX())
+    {
+        my $cmd = "/usr/bin/lssrc -s $service |grep active";
+        my @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+        {
+            system("/usr/bin/startsrc -s $service");
+            xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Starting named complete", $callback);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        my $cmd = "service $service status|grep running";
+        my @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+        {
+            system("service $service start");
+            xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("Starting named complete", $callback);
+        }
+    }
+        
     #now we stick to Net::DNS style updates, with TSIG if possible.  TODO: kerberized (i.e. Windows) DNS server support, maybe needing to use nsupdate -g....
     if ($external)
     {