diff --git a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
index cf79c745a..9989c794a 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
+++ b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid   # record PID in file.
 {% if not helpers.empty('OPNsense.DynDNS.general.verbose') %}
 verbose=yes
 {% endif %}
-{% if not helpers.empty('OPNsense.DynDNS.general.allowipv6') %}
-ipv6=yes
-{% endif %}
+
 {%  set accounts = [] %}
 {%  set force_ssl = [] %}
 {%  if helpers.exists('OPNsense.DynDNS.accounts.account') and OPNsense.DynDNS.general.backend|default('ddclient') == 'ddclient' %}
@@ -23,10 +21,12 @@ ipv6=yes
 ssl=yes
 {%  endif %}
 
-
 {%  for account in accounts %}
-{%      if account.checkip == 'if' %}
-use=if, if={{physical_interface(account.interface)}}, \
+{%     if account.checkip == 'if' %}
+{%        if not helpers.empty('OPNsense.DynDNS.general.allowipv6') %}
+usev6=ifv6, \
+{%        endif %}
+usev4=ifv4, if={{physical_interface(account.interface)}}, \
 {%      elif account.checkip.startswith('web_') %}
 {%          if account.interface %}
 use=cmd, cmd="/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/ddclient/checkip -i {{physical_interface(account.interface)}} -t {{account.force_ssl}} -s {{account.checkip[4:]}} --timeout {{account.checkip_timeout|default('10')}}",