diff --git a/hosts/Emitter.nix b/hosts/Emitter.nix
index 8530b37..d4421dc 100644
--- a/hosts/Emitter.nix
+++ b/hosts/Emitter.nix
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
                     cat > $out/sbin/burp <<-EOF
                     #!/${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
                     set -e
+                    ${pkgs.dig}/bin/nslookup rupert.gvfr.de
                     ${pkgs.unixtools.ping}/bin/ping -c1 rupert.gvfr.de >/dev/null
                     ${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh -i /secrets/id_burp_remote -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L 4971:localhost:4971 burp-remote@rupert.gvfr.de -f true
                     $out/sbin/burp-untunneled \$@
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
     services.statusEmail.enable = true;
     systemd.services.burp-client = let
         retryDelay = 10 * 60;
-        maxRetries = 3;
+        maxRetries = 5;
     in {
         unitConfig = {
             OnFailure = "status-email@%n.service";