diff --git a/applications/dns.nix b/applications/dns.nix
index 9542557..ac8323e 100644
--- a/applications/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns.nix
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ in {
         /*
         put any other zones above skynet and link to their files like so:
 
-          skynet.ie = {
+          example.ie = {
             extraConfig = "";
-            file = ./dns/skynet;
+            file = ./dns/example;
             master = true;
             masters = [];
             slaves = [ ];
diff --git a/applications/dns/skynet b/applications/dns/example
similarity index 54%
rename from applications/dns/skynet
rename to applications/dns/example
index 6d878ca..7a60345 100644
--- a/applications/dns/skynet
+++ b/applications/dns/example
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-$TTL 60  ; 1 minute
-@     IN SOA  ns1.skynet.ie. dnsadm.skynet.ie. (
-        2023011701 ; Serial (YYYYMMDDCC)
-        600        ; Refresh (10 minutes)
-        300        ; Retry (5 minutes)
-        2419200    ; Expire (4 weeks)
-        3600       ; Minimum (1 hour)
-      )
-      NS  ns1.skynet.ie.
-      NS  ns2.skynet.ie.
-      ;A  193.1.99.76
-      MX  5 mail.skynet.ie.
+; use this file as an example of how to config zone files
 
-      ; can have multiple mailserves
-      ;MX  20 mail2.skynet.ie.
+$TTL 60  ; 1 minute
+@   IN SOA  ns1.skynet.ie. hostmaster.skynet.ie. (
+      2023011701 ; Serial (YYYYMMDDCC)
+      600        ; Refresh (10 minutes)
+      300        ; Retry (5 minutes)
+      2419200    ; Expire (4 weeks)
+      3600       ; Minimum (1 hour)
+    )
+    NS  ns1.skynet.ie.
+    NS  ns2.skynet.ie.
+    ;A  193.1.99.76
+    MX  5 mail.skynet.ie.
+
+    ; can have multiple mailserves
+    ;MX  20 mail2.skynet.ie.
 
 
 ; ------------------------------------------