diff --git a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
index 073260553f120..f87f14622582d 100644
--- a/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
+++ b/dns-controller/cmd/dns-controller/main.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 	var updateInterval int
 
 	// Be sure to get the glog flags
+	klog.InitFlags(nil)
 	klog.Flush()
 
 	flag.StringVar(&dnsServer, "dns-server", "", "DNS Server")