diff --git a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
index 69d583a..a98287e 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ static void networkSntpEngine(void *handle) {
     switch (sntpState) {
         case SNTP_STATE_START:
             coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, about to send");
-            socket(SNTP_SOCK, Sn_MR_UDP, NTP_PORT, 0);
-            retryCount = 0;
-            uint8_t sockState = getSn_SR(SNTP_SOCK);
-            if (sockState == SOCK_UDP) {
-                uint8_t ntpAddr[4];
-                if (! wizDnsQuery(config->ntpServer, ntpAddr)) {
-                    coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, failed to resolve ntp server");
-                    sntpState = SNTP_STATE_ERROR;
-                } else {
+            uint8_t ntpAddr[4];
+            if (! wizDnsQuery(config->ntpServer, ntpAddr)) {
+                coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, failed to resolve ntp server");
+                sntpState = SNTP_STATE_ERROR;
+            } else {
+                socket(SNTP_SOCK, Sn_MR_UDP, NTP_PORT, 0);
+                retryCount = 0;
+                uint8_t sockState = getSn_SR(SNTP_SOCK);
+                if (sockState == SOCK_UDP) {
                     ntpMsg_t ntpMsg;
                     memset(&ntpMsg, 0, sizeof(ntpMsg));
                     ntpMsg.li_vn_mode = SEND_LI_VN_MODE;
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ static void networkSntpEngine(void *handle) {
                     coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, sent");
                     sntpState = SNTP_STATE_RECV;
                     schAdd(networkSntpEngine, NULL, 1000, 0);
+                } else {
+                    coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, socket in unexpected state: %d", sockState);
+                    sntpState = SNTP_STATE_ERROR;
                 }
-            } else {
-                coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, socket in unexpected state: %d", sockState);
-                sntpState = SNTP_STATE_ERROR;
-            }
             break;
         case SNTP_STATE_RECV:
             coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, check receive");