diff --git a/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs b/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs
index 46af1d8d..c99607b8 100644
--- a/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/common/global_ctx.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ use super::{
     network::IPCollector,
     stun::{StunInfoCollector, StunInfoCollectorTrait},
 };
-#[cfg(feature = "magic-dns")]
-use crate::dns::config::{DnsConfigLoaderExt, DnsExportConfig, DnsGlobalCtxExt, zone::ZoneConfig};
 use crate::{
     common::{
         config::ProxyNetworkConfig, shrink_dashmap, stats_manager::StatsManager,
@@ -37,6 +35,11 @@ use crate::{
     rpc_service::protected_port,
     tunnel::matches_protocol,
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "magic-dns")]
+use crate::{
+    dns::config::{DnsConfigLoaderExt, DnsExportConfig, DnsGlobalCtxExt, zone::ZoneConfig},
+    utils::dns,
+};
 
 pub type NetworkIdentity = crate::common::config::NetworkIdentity;
 
@@ -725,16 +728,14 @@ impl GlobalCtx {
 #[cfg(feature = "magic-dns")]
 impl DnsGlobalCtxExt for GlobalCtx {
     fn dns_self_zone(&self) -> ZoneConfig {
+        use hickory_proto::rr::Name;
         let dns = self.config.get_dns();
-        let mut hostname = dns.name.to_string();
-        if hostname.is_empty() {
-            hostname = self.get_hostname();
-        }
-        let fqdn = dns
-            .domain
-            .prepend_label(hostname)
-            .unwrap_or_default()
+        let name: Name = dns
+            .name
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| dns::parse(self.get_hostname()))
             .into();
+        let fqdn = name.append_domain(&*dns.domain).unwrap_or_default().into();
         let ipv4 = self.get_ipv4().map(|ip| ip.address());
         let ipv6 = self.get_ipv6().map(|ip| ip.address());
         let ipv6 = ipv6.map(|a| vec![a]).unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/easytier/src/dns/config/dns.rs b/easytier/src/dns/config/dns.rs
index f5aeb611..60acaa9f 100644
--- a/easytier/src/dns/config/dns.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/dns/config/dns.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct DnsConfigParsed {
     #[optional_skip_wrap]
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub policies: HashMap<LowerName, DnsPolicyConfig>,
-    pub name: LowerName,
+    pub name: Option<LowerName>,
     pub domain: LowerName,
     pub addresses: NameServerAddrGroup,
     pub listeners: NameServerAddrGroup,
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ impl From<DnsConfigRaw> for DnsConfig {
     fn from(raw: DnsConfigRaw) -> Self {
         let default = DnsConfigParsed {
             domain: DNS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN.clone(),
-            name: DNS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN.clone(),
             addresses: DNS_DEFAULT_ADDRESSES.clone(),
             ..Default::default()
         };