diff --git a/dehydrated b/dehydrated
index 624cd85..aacb66b 100755
--- a/dehydrated
+++ b/dehydrated
@@ -530,8 +530,8 @@ http_request() {
   set +e
   if [[ "${1}" = "head" ]]; then
     statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" "${2}" -I)"
-    touch "${tempheaders}"
     curlret="${?}"
+    touch "${tempheaders}"
   elif [[ "${1}" = "get" ]]; then
     statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -L -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" -D "${tempheaders}" "${2}")"
     curlret="${?}"