diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 78882f3..1965571 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /docker-entrypoint-preinit.d \
 
 # set entrypoint and default command
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh" ]
-CMD [ "/usr/bin/mysqld", "--user=mysql", "--console", "--skip-name-resolve" ]
+CMD [ "/usr/bin/mysqld", "--user=mysql", "--console" ]
 
 # add build date and version labels
 ARG BUILD_DATE
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index a4451eb..44baa83 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ printf "(mySQL root password: %s)\n\n" "$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"
 case "$1" in
     -*)
         # param starts with '-' --> assume mysqld parameter(s) and append to CMD
-        set -- /usr/bin/mysqld --user=mysql --console --skip-name-resolve "$@"
+        set -- /usr/bin/mysqld --user=mysql --console "$@"
         printf "\nExecuting: %s\n" "$*"
         exec "$@"
         ;;