diff --git a/deploy/dev/dns_server.py b/deploy/dev/dns_server.py
index 1457699..00ef139 100644
--- a/deploy/dev/dns_server.py
+++ b/deploy/dev/dns_server.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import socketserver
 import urllib.parse
 import dnslib
 import base64
+import socket
+
+UPSTREAM_DNS = ("8.8.8.8", 53)
 
 try:
 
@@ -11,6 +14,13 @@ try:
             if record["name"] == qname and record["type"] == qtype and "value" in record:
                 return record["value"]
 
+    def resolve_recursive(raw_query):
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) as sock:
+            sock.settimeout(5)
+            sock.sendto(raw_query, UPSTREAM_DNS)
+            data, _ = sock.recvfrom(4096)
+            return data
+
 
     class DnsHttpRequestHandler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         def do_GET(self):
@@ -40,15 +50,16 @@ try:
                             print("SRV record")
                             reply = dnslib.SRV(record["priority"], record["weight"], record["port"], record["target"])
                         response.add_answer(dnslib.RR(dns.q.qname, dns.q.qtype, rdata=reply))
+                        pack = response.pack()
                     else:
-                        response.header.rcode = dnslib.RCODE.NXDOMAIN
+                        print(f"Recursively resolving {dns.q.qname}")
+                        pack = resolve_recursive(raw)
 
                     print(response)
 
                     self.send_response(200)
                     self.send_header("Content-type", "application/dns-message")
                     self.end_headers()
-                    pack = response.pack()
                     self.wfile.write(pack)
                     return
             except Exception as e: