diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/dns/manifests/knotdns.pp b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/dns/manifests/knotdns.pp
index 8f14143..562678d 100644
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/dns/manifests/knotdns.pp
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/dns/manifests/knotdns.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ class dns::knotdns(
     $knotrestversion = '0.0.2-1~ubuntu22.04',
 ){
 
+    # Stop & disable systemd-resloved
+    service { "systemd-resolved":
+       ensure => 'stop',
+       enable => false,
+    }
+
     # This is a control file used to skip these semi-heavy installation steps
     $control_file="/var/cache/cosmos/knotdns_install_complete.txt"