diff --git a/src/config/dnsmasq_config.c b/src/config/dnsmasq_config.c
index 8224fe55..40019bd5 100644
--- a/src/config/dnsmasq_config.c
+++ b/src/config/dnsmasq_config.c
@@ -506,19 +506,14 @@ bool __attribute__((const)) write_dnsmasq_config(struct config *conf, bool test_
 		free(copy);
 	}
 
-	// When there is a Pi-hole domain set and "Never forward non-FQDNs" is
-	// ticked, we add `local=/domain/` to signal that this domain is purely
-	// local and FTL may answer queries from /etc/hosts or DHCP but should
-	// never forward queries on that domain to any upstream servers
+	// When "Never forward non-FQDNs" is ticked, we add `local=//` to signal
+	// that non-FQDNs queries should never be sent to any upstream servers
 	if(conf->dns.domainNeeded.v.b)
 	{
 		fputs("# Never forward A or AAAA queries for plain names, without\n",pihole_conf);
 		fputs("# dots or domain parts, to upstream nameservers. If the name\n", pihole_conf);
-		fputs("# is not known from /etc/hosts or DHCP a NXDOMAIN is returned\n", pihole_conf);
-		if(strlen(conf->dns.domain.v.s))
-			fprintf(pihole_conf, "local=/%s/\n\n", conf->dns.domain.v.s);
-		else
-			fputs("\n", pihole_conf);
+		fputs("# is not known from /etc/hosts or DHCP, NXDOMAIN is returned\n", pihole_conf);
+		fputs("local=//\n\n", pihole_conf);
 	}
 
 	// Add domain to DNS server. It will also be used for DHCP if the DHCP