diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Resolver.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Resolver.java
index 7a19f7ed67f2ae080b3f0aaff835ace89c4724f0..ef2fddddb526dce6d9bb959d9d0aef68637d89e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Resolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/Resolver.java
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ public class Resolver {
         final AbstractDnsClient dnssecclient = DnssecResolverApi.INSTANCE.getClient();
         if (dnssecclient instanceof ReliableDnsClient) {
             ((ReliableDnsClient) dnssecclient).setUseHardcodedDnsServers(false);
+            // If your DNS server sucks, just don't do DNSSEC
+            ((ReliableDnsClient) dnssecclient).setMode(ReliableDnsClient.Mode.recursiveOnly);
         }
     }