diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index c4187cad0..eff27704c 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
             if (error) return callback(error);
             if (status !== 204) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
 
-            that.setDnsRecords(domain, callback); // this is done so that an out-of-sync dkim key can be synced
+            that.setDnsRecords({ domain: domain, type: 'mail' }, callback); // this is done so that an out-of-sync dkim key can be synced
         });
     };
 
@@ -2376,12 +2376,12 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', '$timeout
         });
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.setDnsRecords = function (domain, callback) {
-        post('/api/v1/mail/' + domain + '/dns', {}, null, function (error, data, status) {
+    Client.prototype.setDnsRecords = function (options, callback) {
+        post('/api/v1/cloudron/sync_dns', options, null, function (error, data, status) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
             if (status !== 201) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
 
-            callback(null);
+            callback(null, data.taskId);
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/src/views/email.js b/src/views/email.js
index 0ba52770d..d46f826c7 100644
--- a/src/views/email.js
+++ b/src/views/email.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('EmailController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         setDnsRecords: function (callback) {
             $scope.incomingEmail.setupDnsBusy = true;
 
-            Client.setDnsRecords($scope.domain.domain, function (error) {
+            Client.setDnsRecords({ domain: $scope.domain.domain, type: 'mail' }, function (error) {
                 if (error) console.error(error);
 
                 $timeout(function () { $scope.incomingEmail.setupDnsBusy = false; }, 2000); // otherwise, it's too fast