diff --git a/security/acme-client/Makefile b/security/acme-client/Makefile
index 72d4e1b97..c33d6e203 100644
--- a/security/acme-client/Makefile
+++ b/security/acme-client/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PLUGIN_NAME=		acme-client
-PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.6
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.7
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Let's Encrypt client
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	opnsense@moov.de
 
diff --git a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/AcmeClient/certhelper.php b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/AcmeClient/certhelper.php
index 847e273e6..b5cfcd0b3 100755
--- a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/AcmeClient/certhelper.php
+++ b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/AcmeClient/certhelper.php
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ function run_acme_validation($certObj, $valObj, $acctObj)
 {
     global $options;
 
+    // Required to run pre-defined commands.
+    $backend = new Backend();
+
     // Collect account information
     $account_conf_dir = "/var/etc/acme-client/accounts/" . $acctObj->id;
     $account_conf_file = $account_conf_dir . "/account.conf";
@@ -961,6 +964,9 @@ function run_restart_actions($certlist, $modelObj)
     $return = 0;
     $configObj = Config::getInstance()->object();
 
+    // Required to run pre-defined commands.
+    $backend = new Backend();
+
     // NOTE: Do NOT run any restart action twice, collect duplicates first.
     $restart_actions = array();
 
@@ -1001,8 +1007,6 @@ function run_restart_actions($certlist, $modelObj)
 
     // Run the collected restart actions.
     if (!empty($restart_actions) and is_array($restart_actions)) {
-        // Required to run pre-defined commands.
-        $backend = new Backend();
         // Extract cert object
         foreach ($restart_actions as $action) {
             // Run pre-defined or custom command?