diff --git a/src/dns_conf.c b/src/dns_conf.c
index 1451578..8494caf 100644
--- a/src/dns_conf.c
+++ b/src/dns_conf.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #define DNS_MAX_REPLY_IP_NUM 8
-#define DNS_RESOLV_FILE "/etc/resolv.conf"
 
 /* ipset */
 struct dns_ipset_table {
diff --git a/src/dns_conf.h b/src/dns_conf.h
index 5be4425..0b104b2 100644
--- a/src/dns_conf.h
+++ b/src/dns_conf.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SMARTDNS_CACHE_FILE "/var/cache/smartdns/smartdns.cache"
 #define SMARTDNS_TMP_CACHE_FILE "/tmp/smartdns.cache"
 #define SMARTDNS_DEBUG_DIR "/tmp/smartdns"
+#define DNS_RESOLV_FILE "/etc/resolv.conf"
 
 enum domain_rule {
 	DOMAIN_RULE_FLAGS = 0,
diff --git a/src/smartdns.c b/src/smartdns.c
index 1a46829..c3dc58f 100644
--- a/src/smartdns.c
+++ b/src/smartdns.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void _show_version(void)
 	printf("smartdns %s\n", str_ver);
 }
 
-static int _smartdns_load_from_resolv(void)
+static int _smartdns_load_from_resolv_file(const char *resolv_file)
 {
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
 	char line[MAX_LINE_LEN];
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ static int _smartdns_load_from_resolv(void)
 	int filed_num = 0;
 	int line_num = 0;
 
-	fp = fopen(dns_resolv_file, "r");
+	fp = fopen(resolv_file, "r");
 	if (fp == NULL) {
-		tlog(TLOG_ERROR, "open %s failed, %s", dns_resolv_file, strerror(errno));
+		tlog(TLOG_ERROR, "open %s failed, %s", resolv_file, strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ static int _smartdns_load_from_resolv(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int _smartdns_load_from_resolv(void)
+{
+	return _smartdns_load_from_resolv_file(dns_resolv_file);
+}
+
+static int _smartdns_load_from_default_resolv(void)
+{
+	return _smartdns_load_from_resolv_file(DNS_RESOLV_FILE);
+}
+
 static int _smartdns_prepare_server_flags(struct client_dns_server_flags *flags, struct dns_servers *server)
 {
 	memset(flags, 0, sizeof(*flags));
@@ -473,12 +483,20 @@ static int _smartdns_init(void)
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 60 && dns_conf_server_num <= 0; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 180 && dns_conf_server_num <= 0; i++) {
 		ret = _smartdns_load_from_resolv();
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/* try load from default resolv.conf file */
+		if (i > 30 && strncmp(dns_resolv_file, DNS_RESOLV_FILE, MAX_LINE_LEN) != 0) {
+			ret = _smartdns_load_from_default_resolv();
+			if (ret == 0) {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
 		tlog(TLOG_DEBUG, "load dns from resolv failed, retry after 1s, retry times %d.", i + 1);
 		sleep(1);
 	}