diff --git a/src/dns/waitfordns.js b/src/dns/waitfordns.js
index 8d3a1204c..70215deed 100644
--- a/src/dns/waitfordns.js
+++ b/src/dns/waitfordns.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function resolveIp(hostname, type, options) {
 
     // recurse lookup the CNAME record
     debug(`resolveIp: CNAME record found. Resolving ${hostname}'s CNAME record ${cnameResults[0]} using unbound`);
-    return await dig.resolve(cnameResults[0], type, options);
+    return await dig.resolve(cnameResults[0], type, _.omit(options, 'server'));
 }
 
 async function isChangeSynced(hostname, type, value, nameserver) {