diff --git a/prog/weaver/main.go b/prog/weaver/main.go
index 3656b9fc..be265c4b 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaver/main.go
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ func main() {
 	var proxy *weaveproxy.Proxy
 	var err error
 	if proxyConfig.Enabled {
+		proxyConfig.DNSListenAddress = dnsConfig.addressOnly()
 		if noDNS {
 			proxyConfig.WithoutDNS = true
 		}
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index 92e6f642..052e4222 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	NoRewriteHosts      bool
 	TLSConfig           TLSConfig
 	WithoutDNS          bool
+	DNSListenAddress    string
 	NoMulticastRoute    bool
 	KeepTXOn            bool
 	DockerBridge        string
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ type Proxy struct {
 	Config
 	client                 *weavedocker.Client
 	weave                  *weaveapi.Client
-	dockerBridgeIP         string
 	hostnameMatchRegexp    *regexp.Regexp
 	weaveWaitVolume        string
 	weaveWaitNoopVolume    string
@@ -158,15 +158,6 @@ func NewProxy(c Config) (*Proxy, error) {
 
 	Log.Info(p.client.Info())
 
-	if !p.WithoutDNS {
-		ip, err := weavenet.FindBridgeIP(c.DockerBridge, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		p.dockerBridgeIP = ip.String()
-		Log.Infof("Using docker bridge IP for DNS: %v", p.dockerBridgeIP)
-	}
-
 	p.hostnameMatchRegexp, err = regexp.Compile(c.HostnameMatch)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Incorrect hostname match '%s': %s", c.HostnameMatch, err.Error())
@@ -595,7 +586,7 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) setWeaveDNS(hostConfig jsonObject, hostname, dnsDomain strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	hostConfig["Dns"] = append(dns, proxy.dockerBridgeIP)
+	hostConfig["Dns"] = append(dns, proxy.DNSListenAddress)
 
 	dnsSearch, err := hostConfig.StringArray("DnsSearch")
 	if err != nil {