diff --git a/ircd/net_dns_cache.cc b/ircd/net_dns_cache.cc
index 50edca662..9c6e7469d 100644
--- a/ircd/net_dns_cache.cc
+++ b/ircd/net_dns_cache.cc
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ bool
 ircd::net::dns::cache::operator==(const waiter &a, const waiter &b)
 noexcept
 {
-	return
-	a.opts.qtype == b.opts.qtype &&
-	a.key && b.key &&
-	a.key == b.key;
+	return true
+	&& a.opts.qtype == b.opts.qtype
+	&& a.key && b.key
+	&& a.key == b.key;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::cache::waiter::waiter(const hostport &hp,
 {
 	opts.qtype == 33?
 		make_SRV_key(keybuf, hp, opts):
-		strlcpy(keybuf, host(hp))
+		tolower(keybuf, host(hp))
 }
 {
 	this->opts.srv = {};
diff --git a/modules/net_dns_cache.cc b/modules/net_dns_cache.cc
index 454910b5c..3afe12312 100644
--- a/modules/net_dns_cache.cc
+++ b/modules/net_dns_cache.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::cache::put(const hostport &hp,
 	{
 		opts.qtype == 33?
 			make_SRV_key(state_key_buf, hp, opts):
-			host(hp)
+			tolower(state_key_buf, host(hp))
 	};
 
 	return put(type, state_key, code, msg);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::cache::put(const hostport &hp,
 	{
 		opts.qtype == 33?
 			make_SRV_key(state_key_buf, hp, opts):
-			host(hp)
+			tolower(state_key_buf, host(hp))
 	};
 
 	return put(type, state_key, rrs);
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::cache::get(const hostport &hp,
 	{
 		opts.qtype == 33?
 			make_SRV_key(state_key_buf, hp, opts):
-			host(hp)
+			tolower(state_key_buf, host(hp))
 	};
 
 	const m::room::state state
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ ircd::net::dns::cache::for_each(const hostport &hp,
 	{
 		opts.qtype == 33?
 			make_SRV_key(state_key_buf, hp, opts):
-			host(hp)
+			tolower(state_key_buf, host(hp))
 	};
 
 	const m::room::state state