diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-dns b/src/freedombone-utils-dns
index e8f62f18..b53351c4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-dns
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-dns
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ function configure_dns {
     if [[ $(is_completed $FUNCNAME) == "1" ]]; then
         return
     fi
+
+    # allow changes to resolv.conf
+    chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf
+
     echo 'domain localdomain' > /etc/resolv.conf
     echo 'search localdomain' >> /etc/resolv.conf
     echo "nameserver $NAMESERVER1" >> /etc/resolv.conf