diff --git a/src/header/netdb/redox.rs b/src/header/netdb/redox.rs
index 314dffcd..6e24ebed 100644
--- a/src/header/netdb/redox.rs
+++ b/src/header/netdb/redox.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,25 @@ use crate::{
 use alloc::string::String;
 
 pub fn get_dns_server() -> Result<String, Errno> {
+    // Try the cached daemon path first
+    if let Ok(first_ns) = (|| -> Result<String, Errno> {
+        let mut s = String::new();
+        let mut file = File::open(c"/scheme/dns/nameservers".into(), fcntl::O_RDONLY)?;
+        file.read_to_string(&mut s)
+            .map_err(|_| Errno(errno::EIO).sync())?;
+        // Take the first nameserver line
+        if let Some(first) = s.lines().next() {
+            let trimmed = first.trim();
+            if !trimmed.is_empty() {
+                return Ok(trimmed.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+        Err(Errno(errno::ENOENT).sync())
+    })() {
+        return Ok(first_ns);
+    }
+
+    // Fallback: read the static /etc/net/dns file (legacy path)
     let mut string = String::new();
     let mut file = File::open(c"/etc/net/dns".into(), fcntl::O_RDONLY)?;
     file.read_to_string(&mut string)