diff --git a/prog/weaver/main.go b/prog/weaver/main.go
index be265c4b..2beb205f 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaver/main.go
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ func main() {
 	var err error
 	if proxyConfig.Enabled {
 		proxyConfig.DNSListenAddress = dnsConfig.addressOnly()
+		proxyConfig.DNSDomain = dnsConfig.Domain
 		if noDNS {
 			proxyConfig.WithoutDNS = true
 		}
diff --git a/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go b/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go
index 2ca525ac..38afa748 100644
--- a/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go
+++ b/proxy/create_container_interceptor.go
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ func (i *createContainerInterceptor) InterceptRequest(r *http.Request) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if dnsDomain := i.proxy.getDNSDomain(); dnsDomain != "" {
-			if err := i.setHostname(container, hostname, dnsDomain); err != nil {
+		if !i.proxy.WithoutDNS {
+			if err := i.setHostname(container, hostname, i.proxy.DNSDomain); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if err := i.proxy.setWeaveDNS(hostConfig, hostname, dnsDomain); err != nil {
+			if err := i.proxy.setWeaveDNS(hostConfig, hostname, i.proxy.DNSDomain); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index 052e4222..91b61c58 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TLSConfig           TLSConfig
 	WithoutDNS          bool
 	DNSListenAddress    string
+	DNSDomain           string
 	NoMulticastRoute    bool
 	KeepTXOn            bool
 	DockerBridge        string
@@ -603,14 +604,6 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) setWeaveDNS(hostConfig jsonObject, hostname, dnsDomain strin
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (proxy *Proxy) getDNSDomain() string {
-	if proxy.WithoutDNS {
-		return ""
-	}
-	domain, _ := proxy.weave.DNSDomain()
-	return domain
-}
-
 func (proxy *Proxy) updateContainerNetworkSettings(container jsonObject) error {
 	containerID, err := container.String("Id")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/proxy/start_container_interceptor.go b/proxy/start_container_interceptor.go
index cec672dc..2cc1d6f7 100644
--- a/proxy/start_container_interceptor.go
+++ b/proxy/start_container_interceptor.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ func (i *startContainerInterceptor) InterceptRequest(r *http.Request) error {
 						return err
 					}
 				}
-				if dnsDomain := i.proxy.getDNSDomain(); dnsDomain != "" {
-					if err := i.proxy.setWeaveDNS(hostConfig, container.Config.Hostname, dnsDomain); err != nil {
+				if !i.proxy.WithoutDNS {
+					if err := i.proxy.setWeaveDNS(hostConfig, container.Config.Hostname, i.proxy.DNSDomain); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				}