diff --git a/src/toxdns.cpp b/src/toxdns.cpp
index cbfbe8e0b..1a5e3b0c5 100644
--- a/src/toxdns.cpp
+++ b/src/toxdns.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ QString ToxDNS::queryTox3(const tox3_server& server, const QString &record, bool
 fallbackOnTox1:
     if (tox_dns3)
         tox_dns3_kill(tox_dns3);
-    queryTox1(record, silent);
+#if TOX1_SILENT_FALLBACK
+    toxIdStr = queryTox1(record, silent);
+#endif
     return toxIdStr;
 }
 
@@ -254,7 +256,11 @@ ToxID ToxDNS::resolveToxAddress(const QString &address, bool silent)
         }
         else
         {
+#if TOX1_SILENT_FALLBACK
             toxId = ToxID::fromString(queryTox1(address, silent));
+#else
+            return toxId;
+#endif
         }
         return toxId;
     }
diff --git a/src/toxdns.h b/src/toxdns.h
index 546ade72e..a7a644041 100644
--- a/src/toxdns.h
+++ b/src/toxdns.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #include <QDnsLookup>
 #include <QObject>
 
+/// Tox1 is not encrypted, it's unsafe
+#define TOX1_SILENT_FALLBACK 0
+
 /// Handles tox1 and tox3 DNS queries
 class ToxDNS : public QObject
 {
@@ -41,8 +44,8 @@ public:
     /// Tries to map a text string to a ToxID struct, will query Tox DNS records if necessary
     static ToxID resolveToxAddress(const QString& address, bool silent=true);
 
-    static QString queryTox1(const QString& record, bool silent=true); ///< Record should look like user@domain.tld
-    static QString queryTox3(const tox3_server& server, const QString& record, bool silent=true); ///< Record should look like user@domain.tld, may fallback on queryTox1
+    static QString queryTox1(const QString& record, bool silent=true); ///< Record should look like user@domain.tld. Do *NOT* use tox1 without a good reason, it's unsafe.
+    static QString queryTox3(const tox3_server& server, const QString& record, bool silent=true); ///< Record should look like user@domain.tld, will *NOT* fallback on queryTox1 anymore
 
 protected:
     static void showWarning(const QString& message);