diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd/DNSAggregatorInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcd/DNSAggregatorInstance.py
index ab2fcc1a..827c9bc1 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd/DNSAggregatorInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd/DNSAggregatorInstance.py
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ class DNSAggregatorInstance(object):
             '--loglevel=3',
             '--master=no',
             '--slave=yes',
-            '--slave-cycle-interval=5',
             '--version-string=powerdns',
             '--socket-dir={}'.format(self.config['pdns_dynamic_directory']),
             '--launch=gsqlite3',
@@ -180,4 +179,6 @@ class DNSAggregatorInstance(object):
                 'Stopping PowerDNS zone aggregator',
                 state='o'
             )
+            self.dns_server_daemon.signal('int')
+            time.sleep(0.2)
             self.dns_server_daemon.signal('term')
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py
index 385b3ae7..35663e75 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd/VXNetworkInstance.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ add rule inet filter input meta iifname {bridgenic} counter drop
                 '--auth-zone={}'.format(self.domain),
                 '--auth-peer=127.0.0.1,{}'.format(self.ip_gateway),
                 '--auth-sec-servers=127.0.0.1,[::1],{}'.format(self.ip_gateway),
+                '--auth-soa=1,pvc@localhost,10,10',
                 '--listen-address={}'.format(self.ip_gateway),
                 '--bind-interfaces',
                 '--leasefile-ro',
@@ -418,4 +419,6 @@ add rule inet filter input meta iifname {bridgenic} counter drop
                 prefix='VNI {}'.format(self.vni),
                 state='o'
             )
+            self.dhcp_server_daemon.signal('int')
+            time.sleep(0.2)
             self.dhcp_server_daemon.signal('term')