diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index ee4732fe..917d32b8 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func NewHeadscale(cfg *Config) (*Headscale, error) {
 		magicDNSDomains := generateMagicDNSRootDomains(app.cfg.IPPrefixes)
 		// we might have routes already from Split DNS
 		if app.cfg.DNSConfig.Routes == nil {
-			app.cfg.DNSConfig.Routes = make(map[string][]dnstype.Resolver)
+			app.cfg.DNSConfig.Routes = make(map[string][]*dnstype.Resolver)
 		}
 		for _, d := range magicDNSDomains {
 			app.cfg.DNSConfig.Routes[d.WithoutTrailingDot()] = nil
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 806cdc1b..917b4734 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func GetDNSConfig() (*tailcfg.DNSConfig, string) {
 			nameserversStr := viper.GetStringSlice("dns_config.nameservers")
 
 			nameservers := make([]netaddr.IP, len(nameserversStr))
-			resolvers := make([]dnstype.Resolver, len(nameserversStr))
+			resolvers := make([]*dnstype.Resolver, len(nameserversStr))
 
 			for index, nameserverStr := range nameserversStr {
 				nameserver, err := netaddr.ParseIP(nameserverStr)
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func GetDNSConfig() (*tailcfg.DNSConfig, string) {
 				}
 
 				nameservers[index] = nameserver
-				resolvers[index] = dnstype.Resolver{
+				resolvers[index] = &dnstype.Resolver{
 					Addr: nameserver.String(),
 				}
 			}
@@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ func GetDNSConfig() (*tailcfg.DNSConfig, string) {
 
 		if viper.IsSet("dns_config.restricted_nameservers") {
 			if len(dnsConfig.Nameservers) > 0 {
-				dnsConfig.Routes = make(map[string][]dnstype.Resolver)
+				dnsConfig.Routes = make(map[string][]*dnstype.Resolver)
 				restrictedDNS := viper.GetStringMapStringSlice(
 					"dns_config.restricted_nameservers",
 				)
 				for domain, restrictedNameservers := range restrictedDNS {
 					restrictedResolvers := make(
-						[]dnstype.Resolver,
+						[]*dnstype.Resolver,
 						len(restrictedNameservers),
 					)
 					for index, nameserverStr := range restrictedNameservers {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func GetDNSConfig() (*tailcfg.DNSConfig, string) {
 								Err(err).
 								Msgf("Could not parse restricted nameserver IP: %s", nameserverStr)
 						}
-						restrictedResolvers[index] = dnstype.Resolver{
+						restrictedResolvers[index] = &dnstype.Resolver{
 							Addr: nameserver.String(),
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/dns_test.go b/dns_test.go
index 9df75b12..a2bb9aec 100644
--- a/dns_test.go
+++ b/dns_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		DiscoKey:       "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_1",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_1",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared1.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared1,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		DiscoKey:       "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_2",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_2",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared2.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared2,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		DiscoKey:       "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_3",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_3",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared3.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared3,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		DiscoKey:       "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_4",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_4",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared1.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared1,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 
 	baseDomain := "foobar.headscale.net"
 	dnsConfigOrig := tailcfg.DNSConfig{
-		Routes:  make(map[string][]dnstype.Resolver),
+		Routes:  make(map[string][]*dnstype.Resolver),
 		Domains: []string{baseDomain},
 		Proxied: true,
 	}
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithoutMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		DiscoKey:       "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_1",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_1",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared1.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared1,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithoutMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		DiscoKey:       "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_2",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_2",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared2.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared2,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithoutMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		DiscoKey:       "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_3",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_3",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared3.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared3,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithoutMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		DiscoKey:       "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
-		Hostname:           "test_get_shared_nodes_4",
+		Hostname:       "test_get_shared_nodes_4",
 		NamespaceID:    namespaceShared1.ID,
 		Namespace:      *namespaceShared1,
 		RegisterMethod: RegisterMethodAuthKey,
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDNSConfigMapResponseWithoutMagicDNS(c *check.C) {
 
 	baseDomain := "foobar.headscale.net"
 	dnsConfigOrig := tailcfg.DNSConfig{
-		Routes:  make(map[string][]dnstype.Resolver),
+		Routes:  make(map[string][]*dnstype.Resolver),
 		Domains: []string{baseDomain},
 		Proxied: false,
 	}