diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/bootaction-runner.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/bootaction-runner.sh
index 747c740b..80e594bb 100755
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/bootaction-runner.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/bootaction-runner.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ install_file(){
   fi
 }
 
+disable_dns_stub_listener() {
+  resolved_conf="/etc/systemd/resolved.conf"
+  if [[ -f $resolved_conf ]]; then
+    cp "$resolved_conf" "$resolved_conf.$(date '+%Y_%m_%d__%H_%M_%S')"
+    if grep -q "^DNSStubListener=" $resolved_conf; then
+      sed s/DNSStubListener=.*/DNSStubListener=no/g $resolved_conf
+      echo "Updated DNSStubListener entry."
+    else
+      echo "DNSStubListener=no" | sudo tee -a $resolved_conf
+      echo "Added DNSStubListener."
+    fi
+    systemctl restart systemd-resolved.service
+    echo "Restarted systemd_resolved.service"
+  fi
+}
+
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Script inputs and validations
@@ -111,6 +127,12 @@ echo "Using rendered manifests file '$rendered_file'"
 : "${DISABLE_SECCOMP_PROFILE:=}"
 : "${DISABLE_APPARMOR_PROFILES:=}"
 
+###############################################################################
+# pre-genesis: disable systemd-resolved stub listener
+###############################################################################
+echo "Disabling dns sub listener."
+disable_dns_stub_listener
+sleep 20
 
 ###############################################################################
 # bootaction: seccomp-profiles
diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/resolved.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/resolved.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..79c2f986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/resolved.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+disable_dns_stub_listener() {
+  resolved_conf="/etc/systemd/resolved.conf"
+  if [[ -f $resolved_conf ]]; then
+    cp "$resolved_conf" "$resolved_conf.$(date '+%Y_%m_%d__%H_%M_%S')"
+    if grep -q "^DNSStubListener=" $resolved_conf; then
+      sed s/DNSStubListener=.*/DNSStubListener=no/g $resolved_conf
+      echo "Updated DNSStubListener entry."
+    else
+      echo "DNSStubListener=no" | sudo tee -a $resolved_conf
+      echo "Added DNSStubListener."
+    fi
+      systemctl restart systemd-resolved.service
+    echo "Restarted systemd_resolved.service"
+  fi
+}
+
+echo "Disabling dns stub listener to avoid port collision with coreDNS."
+disable_dns_stub_listener
+sleep 20
+
diff --git a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/ingress-dns.sh b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/ingress-dns.sh
index 770b81a0..a7ac9cfc 100755
--- a/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/ingress-dns.sh
+++ b/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/stages/ingress-dns.sh
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ DNS_SERVER="$1"
 
 ingress_dns_config
 ingress_dns_start  "${DNS_SERVER}"
+
+rsync_cmd "${REPO_ROOT}/tools/multi_nodes_gate/airship_gate/lib/resolved.sh" "${DNS_SERVER}:/root/airship/"
+set -o pipefail
+ssh_cmd "${DNS_SERVER}" /root/airship/resolved.sh 2>&1 | tee -a "${LOG_FILE}"
+set +o pipefail