diff --git a/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js b/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js
index 230d8bf29..bb9b7a3f6 100644
--- a/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js
+++ b/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js
@@ -313,10 +313,6 @@ export default class SelectServer extends PureComponent {
             error: null,
         });
 
-        const serverUrl = await this.getUrl(url, !retryWithHttp);
-        Client4.setUrl(serverUrl);
-        handleServerUrlChanged(serverUrl);
-
         let cancel = false;
         this.cancelPing = () => {
             cancel = true;
@@ -329,6 +325,10 @@ export default class SelectServer extends PureComponent {
             this.cancelPing = null;
         };
 
+        const serverUrl = await this.getUrl(url, !retryWithHttp);
+        Client4.setUrl(serverUrl);
+        handleServerUrlChanged(serverUrl);
+
         try {
             const result = await getPing();