diff --git a/install/vst-install-debian.sh b/install/vst-install-debian.sh
index d8cb251d..b4f5e0cc 100755
--- a/install/vst-install-debian.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-debian.sh
@@ -1545,6 +1545,9 @@ if [ "$spamd" = 'yes' ]; then
     else
         currentservice='spamd'
     fi
+    echo "=== Patching spamassassin dns_server"
+    sed -i "s/report_safe 1/report_safe 1\n\ndns_server 127.0.0.1/g" /etc/spamassassin/local.cf
+
     wget -nv -O /etc/spamassassin/barracuda.cf http://c.myvestacp.com/tools/spamassassin/barracuda.cf
     ensure_startup $currentservice
     systemctl restart $currentservice