diff --git a/code/ddns-lambda.py b/code/ddns-lambda.py
index 96c3d01..0d10a9f 100755
--- a/code/ddns-lambda.py
+++ b/code/ddns-lambda.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger()
 account_id = None
 region = None
-VERSION = '1.2.0b83'
+VERSION = '1.2.0b84'
 
 # Read Env variables
 DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL = os.environ.get('DebugLogLevel', 'INFO')
@@ -756,14 +756,13 @@ def lambda_handler(
             f"5.3 instance: {instance_id}, PTR default using current hostname {f_hostname} and current zone {f_zonename}")
         p_hostname = f_hostname
         p_zonename = f_zonename
-    p_fqdn = create_fqdn(final_private_hostname, final_hosted_zone_name)
-
 
 # note this will not continue and set a cname
 
     final_private_hostname = f_hostname if len(f_hostname) > 0 else default_hostname
     final_hosted_zone_name = f_zonename
 #    final_private_dns_name = '.'.join([f_hostname, f_zonename])
+    p_fqdn = create_fqdn(final_private_hostname, final_hosted_zone_name)
     final_private_dns_name = p_fqdn
 
     zone_data_fields = ['name', 'zone_id', 'owner_account', 'is_amazon', 'enabled']