diff --git a/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-configmap.yaml b/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-configmap.yaml
index c29ab8a46926..a665590d64bc 100644
--- a/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-configmap.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ data:
         }
         prometheus :9153
         proxy . /etc/resolv.conf
+        loop
         cache 30
+        loadbalance
         reload
     }
diff --git a/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-controller.yaml b/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-controller.yaml
index ff176f202397..fb486eb554cb 100644
--- a/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/addons/coredns/coreDNS-controller.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spec:
         effect: NoSchedule
       containers:
       - name: coredns
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.1.3
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/coredns:1.2.2
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           limits: