diff --git a/cmd/doggo/nameservers.go b/cmd/doggo/nameservers.go
index 9ef279f..e5a8437 100644
--- a/cmd/doggo/nameservers.go
+++ b/cmd/doggo/nameservers.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (hub *Hub) loadNameservers() error {
 	// if the user hasn't given any override of `ndots` AND has
 	// given a custom nameserver. Set `ndots` to 1 as the fallback value
 	if hub.ResolverOpts.Ndots == -1 {
-		hub.ResolverOpts.Ndots = 1
+		hub.ResolverOpts.Ndots = 0
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/doggo/resolver.go b/cmd/doggo/resolver.go
index 9622435..7e65cf6 100644
--- a/cmd/doggo/resolver.go
+++ b/cmd/doggo/resolver.go
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ import (
 // to configure a resolver from the query args.
 func (hub *Hub) loadResolverOptions() {
 	hub.ResolverOpts.Timeout = hub.QueryFlags.Timeout
-	// in case `ndots` is not set by `/etc/resolv.conf` while parsing
-	// the config for a system default namseserver.
-	if hub.ResolverOpts.Ndots == 0 {
-		// in case the user has not specified any `ndots` arg.
-		if hub.QueryFlags.Ndots == 0 {
-			hub.ResolverOpts.Ndots = 1
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 // loadResolvers loads differently configured