diff --git a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
index 7e261b6f5..73f78689b 100644
--- a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@ function install_distribution_agnostic() {
 
 	elif [ -d "${SDCARD}"/etc/systemd/network ]; then
 		# enable services
-		chroot_sdcard systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service systemd-resolved.service
+		chroot_sdcard systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service
+		chroot_sdcard systemctl enable systemd-resolved.service || display_alert "Failed to enable systemd-resolved.service" "" "wrn"
 
 		# Mask `NetworkManager.service` to avoid conflict
 		chroot_sdcard systemctl mask NetworkManager.service
diff --git a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh
index 6d6dfe5c0..5ed2a034b 100644
--- a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ install_distribution_specific() {
 			fi
 
 			# DNS fix
-			if [ -n "$NAMESERVER" ]; then
-				sed -i "s/#DNS=.*/DNS=$NAMESERVER/g" "${SDCARD}"/etc/systemd/resolved.conf
+			if [[ -n "$NAMESERVER" ]]; then
+				if [[ -f "${SDCARD}"/etc/systemd/resolved.conf ]]; then
+					sed -i "s/#DNS=.*/DNS=$NAMESERVER/g" "${SDCARD}"/etc/systemd/resolved.conf
+				else
+					display_alert "DNS fix" "/etc/systemd/resolved.conf not found: ${DISTRIBUTION} ${RELEASE}" "wrn"
+				fi
 			fi
 
 			# Journal service adjustements