diff --git a/src/dns2.c b/src/dns2.c
index 4aa1916..7c4a032 100644
--- a/src/dns2.c
+++ b/src/dns2.c
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ void dns2_add_nserver (DNS2 *obj, const char *ip) {
 		memcpy (&ns->server_addr, &v6, sizeof (v6));
 		ns->addr_size = sizeof (v6);
 		strncpy (ns->name, ip, sizeof (ns->name));
+		ns->socket = -1;
+		ns->fatal_network_error = 0;
 		
 		obj->nameservers = g_list_append (obj->nameservers, ns);