diff --git a/.examples/docker-compose-postgres-storage/config/config.yaml b/.examples/docker-compose-postgres-storage/config/config.yaml
index de783853..8ddf08d5 100644
--- a/.examples/docker-compose-postgres-storage/config/config.yaml
+++ b/.examples/docker-compose-postgres-storage/config/config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endpoints:
       - "[STATUS] == 200"
 
   - name: example-dns-query
-    url: "8.8.8.8" # Address of the DNS server to use
+    url: "1.1.1.1" # Address of the DNS server to use
     interval: 5m
     dns:
       query-name: "example.com"
diff --git a/.examples/docker-compose-sqlite-storage/config/config.yaml b/.examples/docker-compose-sqlite-storage/config/config.yaml
index b455c218..5f4af247 100644
--- a/.examples/docker-compose-sqlite-storage/config/config.yaml
+++ b/.examples/docker-compose-sqlite-storage/config/config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endpoints:
       - "[STATUS] == 200"
 
   - name: example-dns-query
-    url: "8.8.8.8" # Address of the DNS server to use
+    url: "1.1.1.1" # Address of the DNS server to use
     interval: 5m
     dns:
       query-name: "example.com"
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 75e9126c..fec86f17 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endpoints:
       - "[STATUS] == 200"
 
   - name: example-dns-query
-    url: "8.8.8.8" # Address of the DNS server to use
+    url: "1.1.1.1" # Address of the DNS server to use
     interval: 5m
     dns:
       query-name: "example.com"
diff --git a/core/endpoint_test.go b/core/endpoint_test.go
index 93c0df6b..68faa9c7 100644
--- a/core/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/core/endpoint_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestEndpoint_Type(t *testing.T) {
 		want   EndpointType
 	}{{
 		fields: fields{
-			URL: "8.8.8.8",
+			URL: "1.1.1.1",
 			DNS: &DNS{
 				QueryType: "A",
 				QueryName: "example.com",
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func TestIntegrationEvaluateHealthForDNS(t *testing.T) {
 	conditionBody := Condition("[BODY] == 93.184.216.34")
 	endpoint := Endpoint{
 		Name: "example",
-		URL:  "8.8.8.8",
+		URL:  "1.1.1.1",
 		DNS: &DNS{
 			QueryType: "A",
 			QueryName: "example.com.",