diff --git a/waku/node.go b/waku/node.go
index 70965a497..759a063dc 100644
--- a/waku/node.go
+++ b/waku/node.go
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ func Execute(options Options) {
 		nodeOpts = append(nodeOpts, node.WithAdvertiseAddresses(options.AdvertiseAddresses...))
 	}
 
-	if options.Dns4DomainName != "" {
-		nodeOpts = append(nodeOpts, node.WithDns4Domain(options.Dns4DomainName))
-	}
-
 	if options.ExtIP != "" {
 		ip := net.ParseIP(options.ExtIP)
 		if ip == nil {
@@ -128,6 +124,10 @@ func Execute(options Options) {
 		nodeOpts = append(nodeOpts, node.WithExternalIP(ip))
 	}
 
+	if options.Dns4DomainName != "" {
+		nodeOpts = append(nodeOpts, node.WithDns4Domain(options.Dns4DomainName))
+	}
+
 	libp2pOpts := node.DefaultLibP2POptions
 	if len(options.AdvertiseAddresses) == 0 {
 		libp2pOpts = append(libp2pOpts, libp2p.NATPortMap()) // Attempt to open ports using uPNP for NATed hosts.)