diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go
index 72ea6556..8d451b2f 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ func (xTransport *XTransport) resolveUsingResolver(proto, host string, resolver
 
 // Return a cached entry, or resolve a name and update the cache
 func (xTransport *XTransport) resolveWithCache(host string) (err error) {
+	err = nil
 	if xTransport.proxyDialer != nil || xTransport.httpProxyFunction != nil {
 		return
 	}