diff --git a/services/thelounge.nix b/services/thelounge.nix
index 677e398..f71beeb 100644
--- a/services/thelounge.nix
+++ b/services/thelounge.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ in
         address = "192.168.100.1";
         interface = "eth0";
       };
-      networking.nameservers = [ "1.1.1.1" "1.0.0.1" ];
 
       services.thelounge = {
         enable = true;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ in
             tls = true;
             # yes, please do actually check the cert …
             rejectUnauthorized = true;
-            nick = "Guest%%%%";
+            nick = "haccGuest%%%%";
             join = "#hacc-webchat";
           };
           lockNetwork = true;
@@ -66,6 +65,15 @@ in
       # override the package we use
       systemd.services.thelounge.serviceConfig.ExecStart =
         pkgs.lib.mkForce "${thelounge}/bin/thelounge start";
+
+      services.coredns = {
+        enable = true;
+        config = ''
+          .:53 {
+          forward . 1.1.1.1
+          }
+        '';
+      };
     })).config.system.build.toplevel;
   };