diff --git a/onedns/cli.py b/onedns/cli.py
index cfeebe0..b20a5b1 100644
--- a/onedns/cli.py
+++ b/onedns/cli.py
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ def get_parser():
     daemon_parser.add_argument(
         '--user', required=False, default='nobody',
         help="system user name to setuid() to")
+    daemon_parser.add_argument(
+        '--no-tcp', dest='tcp', action='store_false',
+        help="disable TCP")
+    daemon_parser.set_defaults(tcp=True)
 
     shell_parser = subparsers.add_parser('shell')
     shell_parser.set_defaults(func=shell)
diff --git a/onedns/resolver.py b/onedns/resolver.py
index cc5fb99..42ef933 100644
--- a/onedns/resolver.py
+++ b/onedns/resolver.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class DynamicResolver(server.BaseResolver):
         z.remove_host(name, ip)
 
     def start(self, dns_address='0.0.0.0', dns_port=53,
-              api_address='127.0.0.1', api_port=8000, tcp=False, udplen=0,
+              api_address='127.0.0.1', api_port=8000, tcp=True, udplen=0,
               log_components="request,reply,truncated,error",
               log_prefix=False):
         logger = server.DNSLogger(log_components, log_prefix)