diff --git a/src/yunohost/dyndns.py b/src/yunohost/dyndns.py
index a1427ba29..3e040d682 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/dyndns.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/dyndns.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ from moulinette.core import MoulinetteError
 from moulinette.utils.log import getActionLogger
 from moulinette.utils.filesystem import read_file, write_to_file, rm
 from moulinette.utils.network import download_json
+from moulinette.utils.process import check_output
+
 
 from yunohost.domain import _get_maindomain, _build_dns_conf
 from yunohost.utils.network import get_public_ip
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ from yunohost.log import is_unit_operation
 
 logger = getActionLogger('yunohost.dyndns')
 
-OLD_IPV4_FILE = '/etc/yunohost/dyndns/old_ip'
-OLD_IPV6_FILE = '/etc/yunohost/dyndns/old_ipv6'
 DYNDNS_ZONE = '/etc/yunohost/dyndns/zone'
 
 RE_DYNDNS_PRIVATE_KEY_MD5 = re.compile(
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def _dyndns_available(provider, domain):
         domain -- The full domain that you'd like.. e.g. "foo.nohost.me"
 
     Returns:
-        True if the domain is avaible, False otherwise.
+        True if the domain is available, False otherwise.
     """
     logger.debug("Checking if domain %s is available on %s ..."
                  % (domain, provider))
@@ -193,32 +193,6 @@ def dyndns_update(operation_logger, dyn_host="dyndns.yunohost.org", domain=None,
 
     old_ipv4, old_ipv6 = (None, None)  # (default values)
 
-    if os.path.isfile(OLD_IPV4_FILE):
-        old_ipv4 = read_file(OLD_IPV4_FILE).rstrip()
-
-    if os.path.isfile(OLD_IPV6_FILE):
-        old_ipv6 = read_file(OLD_IPV6_FILE).rstrip()
-
-    # Get current IPv4 and IPv6
-    ipv4_ = get_public_ip()
-    ipv6_ = get_public_ip(6)
-
-    if ipv4 is None:
-        ipv4 = ipv4_
-
-    if ipv6 is None:
-        ipv6 = ipv6_
-
-    logger.debug("Old IPv4/v6 are (%s, %s)" % (old_ipv4, old_ipv6))
-    logger.debug("Requested IPv4/v6 are (%s, %s)" % (ipv4, ipv6))
-
-    # no need to update
-    if old_ipv4 == ipv4 and old_ipv6 == ipv6:
-        logger.info("No updated needed.")
-        return
-    else:
-        logger.info("Updated needed, going on...")
-
     # If domain is not given, try to guess it from keys available...
     if domain is None:
         (domain, key) = _guess_current_dyndns_domain(dyn_host)
@@ -262,6 +236,30 @@ def dyndns_update(operation_logger, dyn_host="dyndns.yunohost.org", domain=None,
         'zone %s' % host,
     ]
 
+
+    old_ipv4 = check_output("dig @%s +short %s" % (dyn_host, domain)).strip() or None
+    old_ipv6 = check_output("dig @%s +short aaaa %s" % (dyn_host, domain)).strip() or None
+
+    # Get current IPv4 and IPv6
+    ipv4_ = get_public_ip()
+    ipv6_ = get_public_ip(6)
+
+    if ipv4 is None:
+        ipv4 = ipv4_
+
+    if ipv6 is None:
+        ipv6 = ipv6_
+
+    logger.debug("Old IPv4/v6 are (%s, %s)" % (old_ipv4, old_ipv6))
+    logger.debug("Requested IPv4/v6 are (%s, %s)" % (ipv4, ipv6))
+
+    # no need to update
+    if old_ipv4 == ipv4 and old_ipv6 == ipv6:
+        logger.info("No updated needed.")
+        return
+    else:
+        logger.info("Updated needed, going on...")
+
     dns_conf = _build_dns_conf(domain)
     del dns_conf["extra"] # Ignore records from the 'extra' category
 
@@ -305,18 +303,11 @@ def dyndns_update(operation_logger, dyn_host="dyndns.yunohost.org", domain=None,
         command = ["/usr/bin/nsupdate", "-k", key, DYNDNS_ZONE]
         subprocess.check_call(command)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        rm(OLD_IPV4_FILE, force=True)  # Remove file (ignore if non-existent)
-        rm(OLD_IPV6_FILE, force=True)  # Remove file (ignore if non-existent)
         raise MoulinetteError(errno.EPERM,
                               m18n.n('dyndns_ip_update_failed'))
 
     logger.success(m18n.n('dyndns_ip_updated'))
 
-    if ipv4 is not None:
-        write_to_file(OLD_IPV4_FILE, ipv4)
-    if ipv6 is not None:
-        write_to_file(OLD_IPV6_FILE, ipv6)
-
 
 def dyndns_installcron():
     """