diff --git a/alexa_remote_control.sh b/alexa_remote_control.sh
index 4016c0e..54b0bc5 100644
--- a/alexa_remote_control.sh
+++ b/alexa_remote_control.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # 2017-12-07: v0.7b added Bluetooth connect/disconnect
 # 2017-12-18: v0.7c fixed US version
 # 2017-12-19: v0.7d fixed AWK csrf extraction on some systems
+# 2017-12-20: v0.7e moved get_devlist after check_status
 #
 ###
 #
@@ -618,17 +619,17 @@ if [ ! -f ${COOKIE} ] ; then
 	log_in
 fi
 
-if [ ! -f ${DEVLIST} ] ; then
-	echo "device list do not exist. downloading ..."
-	get_devlist
-fi
-
 check_status
 if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
 	echo "cookie expired, logging in again ..."
 	log_in
 fi
 
+if [ ! -f ${DEVLIST} ] ; then
+	echo "device list do not exist. downloading ..."
+	get_devlist
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$COMMAND" -o -n "$QUEUE" ] ; then
 	if [ "${DEVICE}" = "ALL" ] ; then
 		for DEVICE in $(jq -r '.devices[] | select( .deviceFamily == "ECHO" or .deviceFamily == "WHA") | .accountName' ${DEVLIST} | sed -r 's/ /%20/g') ; do
diff --git a/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh b/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
index 7f2ca37..fd48b88 100644
--- a/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
+++ b/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Amazon Alexa Remote Control (PLAIN shell)
 #  alex(at)loetzimmer.de
 #
-# 2017-12-19: v0.7d (for updates see http://blog.loetzimmer.de/2017/10/amazon-alexa-hort-auf-die-shell-echo.html)
+# 2017-12-20: v0.7de(for updates see http://blog.loetzimmer.de/2017/10/amazon-alexa-hort-auf-die-shell-echo.html)
 #
 ###
 #
@@ -585,17 +585,17 @@ if [ ! -f ${COOKIE} ] ; then
 	log_in
 fi
 
-if [ ! -f ${DEVTXT} ] ; then
-	echo "device list do not exist. downloading ..."
-	get_devlist
-fi
-
 check_status
 if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
 	echo "cookie expired, logging in again ..."
 	log_in
 fi
 
+if [ ! -f ${DEVTXT} ] ; then
+	echo "device list do not exist. downloading ..."
+	get_devlist
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$COMMAND" ] ; then
 	set_var
 	if [ -n "$COMMAND" ] ; then