diff --git a/client/internal/dns/upstream.go b/client/internal/dns/upstream.go
index 69d1a58d6..d94bbe592 100644
--- a/client/internal/dns/upstream.go
+++ b/client/internal/dns/upstream.go
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net"
-	"net/netip"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-netroute"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -40,6 +38,9 @@ type upstreamResolver struct {
 	mutex            sync.Mutex
 	reactivatePeriod time.Duration
 	upstreamTimeout  time.Duration
+	lIP              net.IP
+	lName            string
+	iIndex           int
 
 	deactivate func()
 	reactivate func()
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ type upstreamResolver struct {
 func getInterfaceIndex(interfaceName string) (int, error) {
 	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(interfaceName)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("unable to get interface by name error: %s", err)
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
@@ -75,54 +77,52 @@ func newUpstreamResolver(parentCTX context.Context, interfaceName string, wgAddr
 		log.Errorf("error while parsing CIDR: %s", err)
 	}
 	index, err := getInterfaceIndex(interfaceName)
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-	port := rand.Intn(4001) + 1000
-	log.Debugf("UpstreamResolver interface name: %s, index: %d, ip: %s, port: %d", interfaceName, index, localIP, port)
+	log.Debugf("UpstreamResolver interface name: %s, index: %d, ip: %s", interfaceName, index, localIP)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("unable to get interface index for %s: %s", interfaceName, err)
 	}
 	localIFaceIndex := index // Should be our interface index
-	// Create a custom dialer with the LocalAddr set to the desired IP
+
+	return &upstreamResolver{
+		ctx:              ctx,
+		cancel:           cancel,
+		upstreamTimeout:  upstreamTimeout,
+		reactivatePeriod: reactivatePeriod,
+		failsTillDeact:   failsTillDeact,
+		lIP:              localIP,
+		iIndex:           localIFaceIndex,
+		lName:            interfaceName,
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *upstreamResolver) getClient() *dns.Client {
 	dialer := &net.Dialer{
 		LocalAddr: &net.UDPAddr{
-			IP:   localIP,
-			Port: port, // Let the OS pick a free port
+			IP:   u.lIP,
+			Port: 0, // Let the OS pick a free port
 		},
+		Timeout: upstreamTimeout,
 		Control: func(network, address string, c syscall.RawConn) error {
 			var operr error
 			fn := func(s uintptr) {
-				operr = syscall.SetsockoptInt(int(s), unix.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_BOUND_IF, localIFaceIndex)
+				operr = unix.SetsockoptInt(int(s), unix.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_BOUND_IF, u.iIndex)
 			}
 
 			if err := c.Control(fn); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			if operr != nil {
+				log.Errorf("error while setting socket option: %s", operr)
+			}
+
 			return operr
 		},
 	}
-	// pktConn, err := dialer.Dial("udp", "100.127.136.151:10053")
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	log.Errorf("error while dialing: %s", err)
-	//
-	// } else {
-	// 	pktConn.Write([]byte("hello"))
-	// 	pktConn.Close()
-	// }
-
-	// Create a new DNS client with the custom dialer
 	client := &dns.Client{
 		Dialer: dialer,
 	}
-
-	return &upstreamResolver{
-		ctx:              ctx,
-		cancel:           cancel,
-		upstreamClient:   client,
-		upstreamTimeout:  upstreamTimeout,
-		reactivatePeriod: reactivatePeriod,
-		failsTillDeact:   failsTillDeact,
-	}
+	return client
 }
 
 func (u *upstreamResolver) stop() {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) stop() {
 func (u *upstreamResolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 	defer u.checkUpstreamFails()
 
-	log.WithField("question", r.Question[0]).Debug("received an upstream question")
+	//log.WithField("question", r.Question[0]).Debug("received an upstream question")
 
 	select {
 	case <-u.ctx.Done():
@@ -143,23 +143,20 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 	}
 
 	for _, upstream := range u.upstreamServers {
-		log.Debugf("querying the upstream %s", upstream)
-		rr, errR := netroute.New()
-		if errR != nil {
-			log.Errorf("unable to create networute: %s", errR)
+		var (
+			err error
+			t   time.Duration
+			rm  *dns.Msg
+		)
+		upstreamExchangeClient := u.getClient()
+		if runtime.GOOS != "ios" {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(u.ctx, u.upstreamTimeout)
+			rm, t, err = upstreamExchangeClient.ExchangeContext(ctx, r, upstream)
+			cancel()
 		} else {
-			add := netip.MustParseAddrPort(upstream)
-			_, gateway, preferredSrc, errR := rr.Route(add.Addr().AsSlice())
-			if errR != nil {
-				log.Errorf("getting routes returned an error: %v", errR)
-			} else {
-				log.Infof("upstream %s gateway: %s, preferredSrc: %s", add.Addr(), gateway, preferredSrc)
-			}
+			log.Debugf("ios upstream resolver: %s", upstream)
+			rm, t, err = upstreamExchangeClient.Exchange(r, upstream)
 		}
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(u.ctx, u.upstreamTimeout)
-		rm, t, err := u.upstreamClient.ExchangeContext(ctx, r, upstream)
-
-		cancel()
 
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == context.DeadlineExceeded || isTimeout(err) {
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 			}
 			u.failsCount.Add(1)
 			log.WithError(err).WithField("upstream", upstream).
-				Error("got an error while querying the upstream")
+				Error("got other error while querying the upstream")
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -204,10 +201,11 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) checkUpstreamFails() {
 	case <-u.ctx.Done():
 		return
 	default:
-		log.Warnf("upstream resolving is disabled for %v", reactivatePeriod)
-		u.deactivate()
-		u.disabled = true
-		go u.waitUntilResponse()
+		//todo test the deactivation logic, it seems to affect the client
+		//log.Warnf("upstream resolving is disabled for %v", reactivatePeriod)
+		//u.deactivate()
+		//u.disabled = true
+		//go u.waitUntilResponse()
 	}
 }