diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/docker/gha-run.sh
index 6860cd108a..cab0ede08a 100755
--- a/tests/integration/docker/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/gha-run.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ function install_dependencies() {
 }
 
 function run() {
+	echo "Debug>> Current resolv.conf $(cat /etc/resolv.conf)"
+	echo "Debug>> Current resolvectl status $(resolvectl status)"
+
+	info "Update the host resolv.conf to add google DNS servers"
+	sudo mkdir -p /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d
+	sudo sh -c "cat >>/etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head" <<-EOF
+nameserver 8.8.8.8
+nameserver 8.8.4.4
+EOF
+
+	sudo apt install resolvconf
+	sudo resolvconf --enable-updates
+	sudo resolvconf -u
+	sudo systemctl restart resolvconf.service
+	sudo systemctl restart systemd-resolved.service
+
+	echo "Debug>> Updated resolv.conf $(cat /etc/resolv.conf)"
+	echo "Debug>> Updated resolvectl status $(resolvectl status)"
+
 	info "Running docker smoke test tests using ${KATA_HYPERVISOR} hypervisor"
 
 	enabling_hypervisor
@@ -28,8 +47,8 @@ function run() {
 	info "Running docker with runc"
 	sudo docker run --rm --entrypoint nping "${image}" --tcp-connect -c 2 -p 80 www.github.com
 
-	info "Running docker with Kata Containers (${KATA_HYPERVISOR})"
-	sudo docker run --rm --runtime io.containerd.kata-${KATA_HYPERVISOR}.v2 --entrypoint nping "${image}" --tcp-connect -c 2 -p 80 www.github.com
+	info "Running docker with Kata Containers (${KATA_HYPERVISOR}) and --dns=8.8.8.8"
+	sudo docker run --rm --dns=8.8.8.8 --dns=2001:4860:4860::8888 --runtime io.containerd.kata-${KATA_HYPERVISOR}.v2 --entrypoint nping "${image}" --tcp-connect -c 2 -p 80 www.github.com
 }
 
 function main() {