diff --git a/includes/config.php b/includes/config.php
index 11df16f..940542f 100644
--- a/includes/config.php
+++ b/includes/config.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ while ($line = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
 }
 $query = 'SELECT * FROM pqs_pods';
 $result = mysqli_query($link, $query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysqli_error($link));
+	$line = mysqli_fetch_array($result);   // was missing: pod vars below read a stale row
 	$pod01  = $line[0];
 	$pod02  = $line[1];
 	$pod03  = $line[2];