diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index c5379667..91546fef 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ UPDATE_DYNDNS(){
 	OLDIP=`dig +short sc1.scity.us @ns1.scity.us`
 	NEWIP=`dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com`
 	
-	if [ "${OLDIP}" != "${NEWIP}" ]; then
+	if [ "${OLDIP}" != "${NEWIP}" ] && [ "${NEWIP}" != ";; connection timed out; no servers could be reached" ]; then
 		/usr/bin/curl -s "https://systems:Dcs9613@pdns.scity.us/nic/update?hostname=sc1.scity.us&myip=${NEWIP}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 		/usr/bin/curl -s "https://systems:Dcs9613@pdns.scity.us/nic/update?hostname=sc2.scity.us&myip=${NEWIP}" > /dev/null 2>&1
 		/usr/bin/curl -s "https://systems:Dcs9613@pdns.scity.us/nic/update?hostname=scity.us&myip=${NEWIP}" > /dev/null 2>&1