diff --git a/src/UnixDnsConfigLoader.php b/src/UnixDnsConfigLoader.php
index e2f57bd..44dfc83 100644
--- a/src/UnixDnsConfigLoader.php
+++ b/src/UnixDnsConfigLoader.php
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ public function loadConfig(): DnsConfig
 
         $hosts = $this->hostLoader->loadHosts();
 
+        //remove search . from searchList, because it is already default behavior
+        $searchList = \array_filter($searchList, static fn (string $host) => $host !== '.');
+
         if (\count($searchList) === 0) {
             $hostname = \gethostname();
             $dot = \strpos($hostname, ".");