diff --git a/pkg/link/link.go b/pkg/link/link.go
index 3635119..4f1d82e 100644
--- a/pkg/link/link.go
+++ b/pkg/link/link.go
@@ -233,7 +233,20 @@ func (l *vpnLink) configureDNS(cfg *config.Config) error {
 
 	if len(cfg.DNS) > 0 && !l.resolvHandler.IsResolve() {
 		// combine local network search with VPN gateway search
-		dnsSuffixes = append(l.resolvHandler.GetOriginalSuffixes(), cfg.F5Config.Object.DNSSuffix...)
+		dnsSuffixes = l.resolvHandler.GetOriginalSuffixes()
+		for _, newSuffix := range cfg.F5Config.Object.DNSSuffix {
+			found := false
+			for _, existingSuffix := range l.resolvHandler.GetOriginalSuffixes() {
+				if newSuffix == existingSuffix {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !found {
+				dnsSuffixes = append(dnsSuffixes, newSuffix)
+			}
+		}
 		l.resolvHandler.SetSuffixes(dnsSuffixes)
 	}