diff --git a/etc/resolv.conf b/etc/resolv.conf
index bd6922a3..4d55f977 100644
--- a/etc/resolv.conf
+++ b/etc/resolv.conf
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@
 # AD/DNSSEC in case there is a localhost DNS server that validates it
 options edns0 single-request-reopen trust-ad
 
-# I am not entirely sure local is valid to use here. And this has a bad
-# habit of flooding nameserver with names I don't want it to know about
-# and in some cases there are _fun_ A/AAA responses to nonexistant domains.
-# !!! The systemd-resolved file to avoid search domains is
-# /usr/lib/systemd/resolv.conf
-#search mikaela.internal local mikaela.info
+# Disable search domains by looking for .
+search .
 
 # note and remember missing DNSSEC
 # use.opendns.com http://208.69.38.205/