diff --git a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
index 4c31383..ff5a21b 100644
--- a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -837,10 +837,10 @@
                                       PROPERTY_INTERFACE, METHOD_GET);
 
     method.append(RESOLVED_INTERFACE, "DNS");
-    auto reply = bus.call(method);
 
     try
     {
+        auto reply = bus.call(method);
         reply.read(name);
     }
     catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)