diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fa7bf76..b8ec677 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { start as startDns } from "./dns.js";
 import { start as startRpc } from "./rpc.js";
 import { start as startRelay } from "./relay.js";
 
-await startDns();
 await startRpc();
 await startRelay();
 
diff --git a/src/rpc.ts b/src/rpc.ts
index 9196ac3..f08043a 100644
--- a/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/rpc.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import NodeCache from "node-cache";
 import { get as getDHT } from "./dht.js";
 import { rpcMethods } from "./rpc/index.js";
 import PocketPKG from "@pokt-network/pocket-js";
+import { start as startDns } from "./dns.js";
 
 const { Configuration, HttpRpcProvider, PocketAAT, Pocket } = PocketPKG;
 import {
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ export async function start() {
   jsonServer = new jayson.Server(rpcMethods, { useContext: true });
 
   (await getDHT("server")).on("connection", RPCConnection.handleRequest);
+
+  await startDns();
 }
 
 class RPCConnection {