diff --git a/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go b/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
index e6bacb49..3298c913 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/common/protocolstate/state.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func Init(options *types.Options) error {
 		opts.ResolversFile = true
 		opts.EnableFallback = true
 	}
-	if options.ResolversFile != "" {
+	if len(options.InternalResolversList) > 0 {
 		opts.BaseResolvers = options.InternalResolversList
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/protocols/dns/dnsclientpool/clientpool.go b/pkg/protocols/dns/dnsclientpool/clientpool.go
index fd632bd1..4f019808 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/dns/dnsclientpool/clientpool.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/dns/dnsclientpool/clientpool.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Init(options *types.Options) error {
 	clientPool = make(map[string]*retryabledns.Client)
 
 	resolvers := defaultResolvers
-	if options.ResolversFile != "" {
+	if len(options.InternalResolversList) > 0 {
 		resolvers = options.InternalResolversList
 	}
 	var err error
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func Get(options *types.Options, configuration *Configuration) (*retryabledns.Cl
 	poolMutex.RUnlock()
 
 	resolvers := defaultResolvers
-	if options.ResolversFile != "" {
+	if len(options.InternalResolversList) > 0 {
 		resolvers = options.InternalResolversList
 	} else if len(configuration.Resolvers) > 0 {
 		resolvers = configuration.Resolvers
diff --git a/pkg/types/types.go b/pkg/types/types.go
index 81a27316..c251dc0c 100644
--- a/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	IncludeIds goflags.StringSlice
 	// ExcludeIds contains templates ids to not be executed
 	ExcludeIds goflags.StringSlice
-
-	InternalResolversList []string // normalized from resolvers flag as well as file provided.
+	// InternalResolversList is the list of internal resolvers to use
+	InternalResolversList []string
 	// ProjectPath allows nuclei to use a user defined project folder
 	ProjectPath string
 	// InteractshURL is the URL for the interactsh server.