diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1
index 7d04055d610..322d4ca8fc9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ if ($status_code) {
     }
 }
 
+# Enable TLS1.1/TLS1.2 if they're available but disabled (eg. .NET 4.5)
+$security_protcols = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::SystemDefault
+if ([Net.SecurityProtocolType].GetMember("Tls11").Count -gt 0) {
+    $security_protcols = $security_protcols -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls11
+}
+if ([Net.SecurityProtocolType].GetMember("Tls12").Count -gt 0) {
+    $security_protcols = $security_protcols -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+}
+[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $security_protcols
+
 $client = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($url)
 $client.Method = $method
 $client.Timeout = $timeout * 1000
@@ -98,17 +108,6 @@ if (-not $validate_certs) {
     [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = { $true }
 }
 
-# Enable TLS1.1/TLS1.2 if they're available but disabled (eg. .NET 4.5)
-$security_protcols = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::SystemDefault
-if ([Net.SecurityProtocolType].GetMember("Tls11").Count -gt 0) {
-    $security_protcols = $security_protcols -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls11
-}
-if ([Net.SecurityProtocolType].GetMember("Tls12").Count -gt 0) {
-    $security_protcols = $security_protcols -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
-}
-[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $security_protcols
-
-
 if ($null -ne $content_type) {
     $client.ContentType = $content_type
 }