diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/net/common/ipv4-static b/src/initscripts/init.d/net/common/ipv4-static
index 5c9408759..a9d89a1dd 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/init.d/net/common/ipv4-static
+++ b/src/initscripts/init.d/net/common/ipv4-static
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ case "${2}" in
 				boot_mesg "Registering DNS server..."
 				echo $DNS1 > /var/ipfire/red/dns1
 				echo $DNS2 > /var/ipfire/red/dns2
+				echo "nameserver 127.0.0.1" > /etc/resolv.conf
 				echo $ADDRESS > /var/ipfire/red/local-ipaddress
 				evaluate_retval
 			fi