diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 0d05db1a..b896eb35 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -854,8 +854,7 @@ setDHCPCD() {
         # we can append these lines to dhcpcd.conf to enable a static IP
         echo "interface ${PIHOLE_INTERFACE}
         static ip_address=${IPV4_ADDRESS}
-        static routers=${IPv4gw}
-        static domain_name_servers=127.0.0.1" | tee -a /etc/dhcpcd.conf >/dev/null
+        static routers=${IPv4gw}" | tee -a /etc/dhcpcd.conf >/dev/null
         # Then use the ip command to immediately set the new address
         ip addr replace dev "${PIHOLE_INTERFACE}" "${IPV4_ADDRESS}"
         # Also give a warning that the user may need to reboot their system