diff --git a/src/protocol/DnsMessage.h b/src/protocol/DnsMessage.h
index 1c1de6eb..41c4fdac 100644
--- a/src/protocol/DnsMessage.h
+++ b/src/protocol/DnsMessage.h
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ public:
 	void set_request_name(const std::string& name)
 	{
 		this->request_name = name;
+		while (!name.empty() && name.back() == '.')
+			this->request_name.pop_back();
 	}
 
 protected: