diff --git a/src/services.js b/src/services.js
index ce69bd092..33b312ff7 100644
--- a/src/services.js
+++ b/src/services.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const addonConfigs = require('./addonconfigs.js'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
     crypto = require('crypto'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:services'),
+    dig = require('./dig.js'),
     docker = require('./docker.js'),
     eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
     fs = require('fs'),
@@ -1864,7 +1865,13 @@ async function restartDocker() {
 
 async function statusUnbound() {
     const [error] = await safe(shell.promises.exec('statusUnbound', 'systemctl is-active unbound'));
-    return { status: error ? exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED : exports.SERVICE_STATUS_ACTIVE };
+    if (error) return { status: exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STOPPED };
+
+    const [digError, digResult] = await safe(dig.resolve('ipv4.api.cloudron.io', 'A', { server: '127.0.0.1', timeout: 10000 }));
+    if (!digError && Array.isArray(digResult) && digResult.length !== 0) return { status: exports.SERVICE_STATUS_ACTIVE };
+
+    debug('statusUnbound: unbound is up, but failed to resolve ipv4.api.cloudron.io', digError, digResult);
+    return { status: exports.SERVICE_STATUS_STARTING };
 }
 
 async function restartUnbound() {