diff --git a/pkg/provider/acme/provider.go b/pkg/provider/acme/provider.go
index 715a591f8..1283db6d8 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/acme/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/acme/provider.go
@@ -265,15 +265,15 @@ func (p *Provider) getClient() (*lego.Client, error) {
 		err = client.Challenge.SetDNS01Provider(provider,
 			dns01.CondOption(len(p.DNSChallenge.Resolvers) > 0, dns01.AddRecursiveNameservers(p.DNSChallenge.Resolvers)),
 			dns01.WrapPreCheck(func(domain, fqdn, value string, check dns01.PreCheckFunc) (bool, error) {
-				if p.DNSChallenge.DisablePropagationCheck {
-					return true, nil
-				}
-
 				if p.DNSChallenge.DelayBeforeCheck > 0 {
 					logger.Debugf("Delaying %d rather than validating DNS propagation now.", p.DNSChallenge.DelayBeforeCheck)
 					time.Sleep(time.Duration(p.DNSChallenge.DelayBeforeCheck))
 				}
 
+				if p.DNSChallenge.DisablePropagationCheck {
+					return true, nil
+				}
+
 				return check(fqdn, value)
 			}),
 		)