diff --git a/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-dns.conf b/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-dns.conf
index 7170be9..256cdbe 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-dns.conf
+++ b/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-dns.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # rndc_config_file=contrail-rndc.conf                   # rndc config file
 # rndc_secret=secretkey                                 # rndc secret
 # resolv_conf_file=                                     # Absolute path to file containing nameservers list
-{%- if control.get('dns', {}).get('forwarders', []) %}
+{%- if control.get('dns', {}).get('forwarders', False) %}
 resolv_conf_file=/etc/contrail/resolv.conf
 {%- endif %}
 # /etc/resolv.conf is used as default if none specified.
diff --git a/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-vrouter-agent.conf b/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-vrouter-agent.conf
index 0ef4d0e..6522e53 100644
--- a/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-vrouter-agent.conf
+++ b/opencontrail/files/3.0/contrail-vrouter-agent.conf
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 # Absolute path for custom nameserver file for default-dns method
 # If none specified, /etc/resolv.conf will be used instead
 # resolv_conf_file =
-{%- if compute.get('dns', {}).get('forwarders', []) %}
+{%- if compute.get('dns', {}).get('forwarders', False) %}
 resolv_conf_file=/etc/contrail/resolv.conf
 {%- endif %}