diff --git a/src/core/netif.c b/src/core/netif.c
index f343988c..3c32edaf 100644
--- a/src/core/netif.c
+++ b/src/core/netif.c
@@ -177,37 +177,37 @@ netif_find(char *name)
 void
 netif_set_ipaddr(struct netif *netif, struct ip_addr *ipaddr)
 {
-  ip_addr_set(&(netif->ip_addr), ipaddr);
   DEBUGF(NETIF_DEBUG | DBG_TRACE | DBG_STATE, ("netif: setting IP address of interface %c%c%u to %u.%u.%u.%u\n",
 		       netif->name[0], netif->name[1], netif->num,
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(ipaddr->addr) >> 24 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(ipaddr->addr) >> 16 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(ipaddr->addr) >> 8 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(ipaddr->addr) & 0xff)));
+  ip_addr_set(&(netif->ip_addr), ipaddr);
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
 netif_set_gw(struct netif *netif, struct ip_addr *gw)
 {
-  ip_addr_set(&(netif->gw), gw);
   DEBUGF(NETIF_DEBUG | DBG_TRACE | DBG_STATE, ("netif: setting GW address of interface %c%c%u to %u.%u.%u.%u\n",
 		       netif->name[0], netif->name[1], netif->num,
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(gw->addr) >> 24 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(gw->addr) >> 16 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(gw->addr) >> 8 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(gw->addr) & 0xff)));
+  ip_addr_set(&(netif->gw), gw);
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
 netif_set_netmask(struct netif *netif, struct ip_addr *netmask)
 {
-  ip_addr_set(&(netif->netmask), netmask);
   DEBUGF(NETIF_DEBUG | DBG_TRACE | DBG_STATE, ("netif: setting netmask of interface %c%c%u to %u.%u.%u.%u\n",
 		       netif->name[0], netif->name[1], netif->num,
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(netmask->addr) >> 24 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(netmask->addr) >> 16 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(netmask->addr) >> 8 & 0xff),
 		       (u8_t)(ntohl(netmask->addr) & 0xff)));
+  ip_addr_set(&(netif->netmask), netmask);
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void