diff --git a/routlin/mod_dnsmasq.py b/routlin/mod_dnsmasq.py
index b20ec42..fed82f2 100644
--- a/routlin/mod_dnsmasq.py
+++ b/routlin/mod_dnsmasq.py
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ def apply_dnsmasq_instances(data, dry_run=False, start_if_needed=True):
 
     if not dry_run:
         shared.DNSMASQ_CONF_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        disable_system_dnsmasq(data)
+        print()
         print("Updating blocklist hosts files ======================================")
         update_blocklist_hosts(data)
         print()