diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 904f7ad9..d69d270b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -240,6 +240,22 @@
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+      "requires": {
+        "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^2.3.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
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+        }
+      }
+    },
     "@balena/lint": {
       "version": "5.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@balena/lint/-/lint-5.1.0.tgz",
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+    "abort-controller": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abort-controller/-/abort-controller-3.0.0.tgz",
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+      "requires": {
+        "event-target-shim": "^5.0.0"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/accepts/-/accepts-1.3.7.tgz",
@@ -4085,6 +4109,11 @@
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       }
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+    "event-target-shim": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/event-target-shim/-/event-target-shim-5.0.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a15838c4..9949e940 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@balena/happy-eyeballs": "0.0.6",
     "dbus": "^1.0.7",
     "mdns-resolver": "^1.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 0b7772c0..bfb7eb6e 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NOTFOUND } from 'dns';
 import * as mdnsResolver from 'mdns-resolver';
+import '@balena/happy-eyeballs/eye-patch';
 
 class DnsLookupError extends Error {
 	public constructor(public code: string = NOTFOUND) {