diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 4421cb87..566a0ce4 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ statusFunc() {
   local addnConfigs
 
   # Determine if service is running on port 53 (Cr: https://superuser.com/a/806331)
-  if (echo > /dev/tcp/localhost/53) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if (echo > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/53) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     if [[ "${1}" != "web" ]]; then
       echo -e "  ${TICK} DNS service is running"
     fi