diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/plugin_forward.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/plugin_forward.go
index e9cdda58..cadba60f 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/plugin_forward.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/plugin_forward.go
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ func (plugin *PluginForward) Eval(pluginsState *PluginsState, msg *dns.Msg) erro
 		if candidateLen > qNameLen {
 			continue
 		}
-		if qName[qNameLen-candidateLen:] == candidate.domain &&
-			(candidateLen == qNameLen || (qName[qNameLen-candidateLen-1] == '.')) {
+		if (qName[qNameLen-candidateLen:] == candidate.domain &&
+			(candidateLen == qNameLen || (qName[qNameLen-candidateLen-1] == '.'))) ||
+			(candidate.domain == ".") {
 			servers = candidate.servers
 			break
 		}