diff --git a/src/dns.ts b/src/dns.ts
index 3a20ff4..0ddf0fb 100644
--- a/src/dns.ts
+++ b/src/dns.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   ResolverOptions,
 } from "@lumeweb/libresolver";
 import { blake2b, bufToHex, Err } from "libskynet/dist";
+import { getDnsSetupPromise } from "./main/vars.js";
 
 const cache = new NodeCache({ stdTTL: 60 });
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export async function resolve(
     return cache.get(cacheId) as DNSResult;
   }
 
-  await dnsReady();
+  await getDnsSetupPromise();
 
   let res;
   try {
diff --git a/src/main/background.ts b/src/main/background.ts
index 7d8b5a2..ac20fe8 100644
--- a/src/main/background.ts
+++ b/src/main/background.ts
@@ -216,11 +216,10 @@ async function boot() {
   document.body.appendChild(getKernelIframe());
 
   setupContextMenus(engine);
-  await registerResolvers();
-  await dnsReady();
+  setDnsSetupPromise(dnsSetup());
 }
 
-async function registerResolvers() {
+async function dnsSetup() {
   const resolvers = [
     "AQBXtVkPDbZ5Qmjl8dzJ0siSYaFcS3XbDZHapxmZCLfwfg", // icann
     "AQAI3TbarrXRxWtrb_5XO-gMYg-UsjVAChue5JEoqywbAw", // eip137
@@ -234,6 +233,8 @@ async function registerResolvers() {
   for (const resolver of resolvers) {
     await callModule(resolver, "register");
   }
+
+  await dnsReady();
 }
 
 boot();
diff --git a/src/main/vars.ts b/src/main/vars.ts
index fa1f625..2200ac6 100644
--- a/src/main/vars.ts
+++ b/src/main/vars.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ let blockForBridge = new Promise((resolve) => {
   bridgeLoadedResolve = resolve;
 });
 let kernelFrame: HTMLIFrameElement;
+let blockForDnsSetup: Promise<void>;
 
 export function getAuthStatusKnown() {
   return authStatusKnown;
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ export function setKernelIframe(iframe: HTMLIFrameElement) {
   kernelFrame = iframe;
 }
 
+export function setDnsSetupPromise(p: Promise<void>) {
+  blockForDnsSetup = p;
+}
+export function getDnsSetupPromise(): Promise<void> {
+  return blockForDnsSetup;
+}
 export function getAuthStatusResolve(): DataFn {
   return authStatusResolve;
 }