diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/tcp_udp_balancer.lua b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/tcp_udp_balancer.lua
index 4a9694d09..10b49ce05 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/tcp_udp_balancer.lua
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/tcp_udp_balancer.lua
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ local function sync_backend(backend)
   local implementation = get_implementation(backend)
   local balancer = balancers[backend.name]
 
+  backend.endpoints = format_ipv6_endpoints(backend.endpoints)
+
   if not balancer then
     balancers[backend.name] = implementation:new(backend)
     return
@@ -105,8 +107,6 @@ local function sync_backend(backend)
     backend = resolve_external_names(backend)
   end
 
-  backend.endpoints = format_ipv6_endpoints(backend.endpoints)
-
   balancer:sync(backend)
 end