diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index 4d59379c..0458eaa5 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ download() {
             fi
             ;;
         *)
-            aria2c --enable-rpc=false --check-certificate=false --continue --summary-interval=0 -x 16 -s 16 "$1" --dir="$download_dir" -o "$2.mp4" --download-result=hide
+            aria2c --enable-rpc=false --check-certificate=false --continue --async-dns=false --summary-interval=0 -x 16 -s 16 "$1" --dir="$download_dir" -o "$2.mp4" --download-result=hide
             ;;
     esac
 }