diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs
index 3c51c70e..006770b3 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/container.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
 use std::process::{self, ExitStatus};
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
-use std::sync::{atomic, Arc, Once};
+use std::sync::{atomic, Arc};
 
 use tempfile::{NamedTempFile, TempDir};
 
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ const PACKAGE_NAME: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
 impl Container {
     /// Starts the container in a "parked" state
     pub fn run(implementation: Implementation) -> Result<Self> {
-        static ONCE: Once = Once::new();
-
         // TODO make this configurable and support hickory & bind
         let dockerfile = implementation.dockerfile();
         let docker_build_dir = TempDir::new()?;
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ impl Container {
             .arg(&image_tag)
             .arg(docker_build_dir);
 
-        ONCE.call_once(|| {
+        implementation.once().call_once(|| {
             let output = command.output().unwrap();
             let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
             let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile b/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
index 0fe0137f..1f6efac9 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/docker/hickory.Dockerfile
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y \
         tshark
 
-RUN cargo install hickory-dns --version 0.24.0
+RUN cargo install hickory-dns --version 0.24.0 --features recursor
+env RUST_LOG=debug
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs
index b6747262..aeccd5fe 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! A test framework for all things DNS
 
 use core::fmt;
+use std::sync::Once;
 
 pub use crate::fqdn::FQDN;
 pub use crate::recursive_resolver::RecursiveResolver;
@@ -31,6 +32,19 @@ impl Implementation {
             Implementation::Hickory => include_str!("docker/hickory.Dockerfile"),
         }
     }
+
+    fn once(&self) -> &'static Once {
+        match self {
+            Implementation::Unbound => {
+                static UNBOUND_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
+                &UNBOUND_ONCE
+            }
+            Implementation::Hickory => {
+                static HICKORY_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
+                &HICKORY_ONCE
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Implementation {
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/recursive_resolver.rs b/packages/dns-test/src/recursive_resolver.rs
index 7393b1ca..f95ee696 100644
--- a/packages/dns-test/src/recursive_resolver.rs
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/recursive_resolver.rs
@@ -26,16 +26,32 @@ impl RecursiveResolver {
             writeln!(hints, "{root}").unwrap();
         }
 
-        container.cp("/etc/unbound/root.hints", &hints)?;
-
         let use_dnssec = !trust_anchor.is_empty();
-        container.cp("/etc/unbound/unbound.conf", &unbound_conf(use_dnssec))?;
+        match implementation {
+            Implementation::Unbound => {
+                container.cp("/etc/unbound/root.hints", &hints)?;
+
+                container.cp("/etc/unbound/unbound.conf", &unbound_conf(use_dnssec))?;
+            }
+
+            Implementation::Hickory => {
+                container.status_ok(&["mkdir", "-p", "/etc/hickory"])?;
+
+                container.cp("/etc/hickory/root.hints", &hints)?;
+
+                container.cp("/etc/named.toml", &hickory_conf(use_dnssec))?;
+            }
+        }
 
         if use_dnssec {
             container.cp(TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE, &trust_anchor.to_string())?;
         }
 
-        let child = container.spawn(&["unbound", "-d"])?;
+        let command: &[_] = match implementation {
+            Implementation::Unbound => &["unbound", "-d"],
+            Implementation::Hickory => &["hickory-dns", "-d"],
+        };
+        let child = container.spawn(command)?;
 
         Ok(Self { child, container })
     }
@@ -70,6 +86,10 @@ fn unbound_conf(use_dnssec: bool) -> String {
     minijinja::render!(include_str!("templates/unbound.conf.jinja"), use_dnssec => use_dnssec)
 }
 
+fn hickory_conf(use_dnssec: bool) -> String {
+    minijinja::render!(include_str!("templates/hickory.resolver.toml.jinja"), use_dnssec => use_dnssec)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/packages/dns-test/src/templates/hickory.resolver.toml.jinja b/packages/dns-test/src/templates/hickory.resolver.toml.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3da6496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dns-test/src/templates/hickory.resolver.toml.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[[zones]]
+zone = "."
+zone_type = "Hint"
+stores = { type = "recursor", roots = "/etc/hickory/root.hints", ns_cache_size = 1024, record_cache_size = 1048576 }
+enable_dnssec = {{ use_dnssec }}