diff --git a/server/test/unit/providers/network/dnsProvider.test.ts b/server/test/unit/providers/network/dnsProvider.test.ts
index 92c874836..ba38fa5d2 100644
--- a/server/test/unit/providers/network/dnsProvider.test.ts
+++ b/server/test/unit/providers/network/dnsProvider.test.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 // ── Contract ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 testStatusProviderContract("DNSProvider", {
-	create: () => new DNSProvider({} as any),
+	create: () => new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any),
 	supportedType: "dns",
 	unsupportedType: "ping",
 	makeMonitor: () => makeMonitor(),
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ testStatusProviderContract("DNSProvider", {
 describe("DNSProvider", () => {
 	it("returns success with results and payload on resolve", async () => {
 		mockResolverInstance.resolve4.mockResolvedValue(["1.2.3.4"]);
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 
 		const result = await provider.handle(makeMonitor());
 
@@ -88,63 +88,63 @@ describe("DNSProvider", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("calls setServers with the configured dnsServer", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsServer: "1.1.1.1" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.setServers).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["1.1.1.1"]);
 	});
 
 	it("defaults to A record when dnsRecordType is not provided", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		const result = await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: undefined }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolve4).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 		expect(result.payload?.recordType).toBe("A");
 	});
 
 	it("dispatches AAAA records to resolve6", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "AAAA" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolve6).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 	});
 
 	it("dispatches CNAME records to resolveCname", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "CNAME" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolveCname).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 	});
 
 	it("dispatches MX records to resolveMx", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "MX" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolveMx).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 	});
 
 	it("dispatches TXT records to resolveTxt", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "TXT" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolveTxt).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 	});
 
 	it("dispatches NS records to resolveNs", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "NS" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolveNs).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 	});
 
 	it("falls back to generic resolve for unrecognized record types", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "SOA" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com", "SOA");
 	});
 
 	it("treats record type case-insensitively", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 		await provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsRecordType: "mx" }));
 		expect(mockResolverInstance.resolveMx).toHaveBeenCalledWith("example.com");
 	});
 
 	it("returns failure response with NETWORK_ERROR when resolver rejects", async () => {
 		mockResolverInstance.resolve4.mockRejectedValue(new Error("ENOTFOUND"));
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 
 		const result = await provider.handle(makeMonitor());
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe("DNSProvider", () => {
 
 	it("stringifies non-Error rejections in failure response", async () => {
 		mockResolverInstance.resolve4.mockRejectedValue("DNS bombed");
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 
 		const result = await provider.handle(makeMonitor());
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe("DNSProvider", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("throws AppError when dnsServer is missing", async () => {
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 
 		await expect(provider.handle(makeMonitor({ dnsServer: undefined }))).rejects.toThrow("DNS server is required for DNS monitoring");
 	});
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe("DNSProvider", () => {
 		mockResolverInstance.setServers.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
 			throw new Error("");
 		});
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 
 		await expect(provider.handle(makeMonitor())).rejects.toThrow("Error performing DNS check");
 	});
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe("DNSProvider", () => {
 		mockResolverInstance.setServers.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
 			throw 42;
 		});
-		const provider = new DNSProvider({} as any);
+		const provider = new DNSProvider(mockResolverInstance as any);
 
 		await expect(provider.handle(makeMonitor())).rejects.toThrow("42");
 	});