diff --git a/home/dns.go b/home/dns.go
index e3ec128c..8db03f49 100644
--- a/home/dns.go
+++ b/home/dns.go
@@ -75,18 +75,6 @@ func initDNSServer() {
 	config.dnsctx.rdns = InitRDNS(&config.clients)
 	config.dnsctx.whois = initWhois(&config.clients)
 
-	const topClientsNumber = 100 // the number of clients to get
-	topClients := config.stats.GetTopClientsIP(topClientsNumber)
-	for _, ip := range topClients {
-		ipAddr := net.ParseIP(ip)
-		if !ipAddr.IsLoopback() {
-			config.dnsctx.rdns.Begin(ip)
-		}
-		if isPublicIP(ipAddr) {
-			config.dnsctx.whois.Begin(ip)
-		}
-	}
-
 	initFiltering()
 }
 
@@ -242,6 +230,18 @@ func startDNSServer() error {
 		return errorx.Decorate(err, "Couldn't start forwarding DNS server")
 	}
 
+	const topClientsNumber = 100 // the number of clients to get
+	topClients := config.stats.GetTopClientsIP(topClientsNumber)
+	for _, ip := range topClients {
+		ipAddr := net.ParseIP(ip)
+		if !ipAddr.IsLoopback() {
+			config.dnsctx.rdns.Begin(ip)
+		}
+		if isPublicIP(ipAddr) {
+			config.dnsctx.whois.Begin(ip)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }