diff --git a/beater/poller.go b/beater/poller.go
index 19be1ee..e481ed0 100644
--- a/beater/poller.go
+++ b/beater/poller.go
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ func (p *Poller) runOneTime() error {
 		var tlsC *transport.TLSConfig
 		//tlsConfig, err = outputs.LoadTLSConfig(p.config.TLS)
 		tlsC, err = outputs.LoadTLSConfig(p.config.SSL)
-		tlsConfig = convertTLSConfig(tlsC)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		tlsConfig = convertTLSConfig(tlsC)
 		p.request.TLSClientConfig(tlsConfig)
 	}
 
@@ -243,13 +243,12 @@ func mergeMaps(first map[string]interface{}, second map[string]interface{}, key
 }
 
 func convertTLSConfig(config *transport.TLSConfig) *tls.Config {
-	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
-	tlsConfig.Certificates = config.Certificates
-	tlsConfig.CipherSuites = config.CipherSuites
-	tlsConfig.RootCAs = config.RootCAs
-	tlsConfig.CurvePreferences = config.CurvePreferences
-	return tlsConfig
-
+	return &tls.Config{
+		Certificates:     config.Certificates,
+		CipherSuites:     config.CipherSuites,
+		RootCAs:          config.RootCAs,
+		CurvePreferences: config.CurvePreferences,
+	}
 }
 
 func (p *Poller) Stop() {