diff --git a/ndhc/arp.c b/ndhc/arp.c
index 6523681..69d9f64 100644
--- a/ndhc/arp.c
+++ b/ndhc/arp.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ void arp_success(struct client_state_t *cs)
              inet_ntoa(temp_addr), cs->lease);
     cs->requestedIP = arp_dhcp_packet.yiaddr;
     cs->dhcpState = DS_BOUND;
+    cs->init = 0;
     ifchange(&arp_dhcp_packet,
              ((cs->arpPrevState == DS_RENEWING ||
                cs->arpPrevState == DS_REBINDING)
diff --git a/ndhc/config.h b/ndhc/config.h
index 0a664f1..cc19d2b 100644
--- a/ndhc/config.h
+++ b/ndhc/config.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct client_state_t {
     uint32_t requestedIP, serverAddr, routerAddr;
     uint32_t lease, t1, t2, xid;
     uint8_t routerArp[6];
+    uint8_t init;
 };
 
 struct client_config_t {
diff --git a/ndhc/ndhc.c b/ndhc/ndhc.c
index b6a55fd..f9485bb 100644
--- a/ndhc/ndhc.c
+++ b/ndhc/ndhc.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct client_state_t cs = {
     .packetNum = 0,
     .xid = 0,
     .timeout = 0,
+    .init = 1,
     .oldTimeout = 0,
     .leaseStartTime = 0,
     .requestedIP = 0,
diff --git a/ndhc/timeout.c b/ndhc/timeout.c
index 401f039..00785ae 100644
--- a/ndhc/timeout.c
+++ b/ndhc/timeout.c
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ static void init_selecting_timeout(struct client_state_t *cs)
         cs->timeout = DELAY_SEC * (cs->packetNum + 1) * 1000;
         cs->packetNum++;
     } else {
-        if (client_config.background_if_no_lease) {
-            log_line("No lease, going to background.");
-            background(cs);
-        } else if (client_config.abort_if_no_lease) {
-            log_line("No lease, failing.");
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        if (cs->init) {
+            if (client_config.background_if_no_lease) {
+                log_line("No lease, going to background.");
+                background(cs);
+            } else if (client_config.abort_if_no_lease) {
+                log_line("No lease, failing.");
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            }
         }
         /* wait to try again */
         cs->packetNum = 0;