diff --git a/src/switch_rtp.c b/src/switch_rtp.c
index fc533082f1..105cf70ec3 100644
--- a/src/switch_rtp.c
+++ b/src/switch_rtp.c
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_rtp_set_local_address(switch_rtp_t *rtp_s
 {
 	switch_socket_t *new_sock = NULL, *old_sock = NULL;
 	switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
-	*err = NULL;
 	char o[5] = "TEST", i[5] = "";
 	switch_size_t len;
+	*err = NULL;
 
 	if (switch_sockaddr_info_get(&rtp_session->local_addr, host, SWITCH_UNSPEC, port, 0, rtp_session->pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		*err = "Local Address Error!";