diff --git a/dns/client.go b/dns/client.go
index 27d8a027..1223759a 100644
--- a/dns/client.go
+++ b/dns/client.go
@@ -195,8 +195,13 @@ func (c *Client) Exchange(ctx context.Context, transport adapter.DNSTransport, m
 		}
 	}*/
 	if responseChecker != nil {
-		addr, addrErr := MessageToAddresses(response)
-		if addrErr != nil || !responseChecker(addr) {
+		var rejected bool
+		if !(response.Rcode == dns.RcodeSuccess || response.Rcode == dns.RcodeNameError) {
+			rejected = true
+		} else {
+			rejected = !responseChecker(MessageToAddresses(response))
+		}
+		if rejected {
 			if c.rdrc != nil {
 				c.rdrc.SaveRDRCAsync(transport.Tag(), question.Name, question.Qtype, c.logger)
 			}
@@ -420,7 +425,10 @@ func (c *Client) lookupToExchange(ctx context.Context, transport adapter.DNSTran
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return MessageToAddresses(response)
+	if response.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+		return nil, RcodeError(response.Rcode)
+	}
+	return MessageToAddresses(response), nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) questionCache(question dns.Question, transport adapter.DNSTransport) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
@@ -428,7 +436,10 @@ func (c *Client) questionCache(question dns.Question, transport adapter.DNSTrans
 	if response == nil {
 		return nil, ErrNotCached
 	}
-	return MessageToAddresses(response)
+	if response.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
+		return nil, RcodeError(response.Rcode)
+	}
+	return MessageToAddresses(response), nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) loadResponse(question dns.Question, transport adapter.DNSTransport) (*dns.Msg, int) {
@@ -505,10 +516,7 @@ func (c *Client) loadResponse(question dns.Question, transport adapter.DNSTransp
 	}
 }
 
-func MessageToAddresses(response *dns.Msg) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
-	if response.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess {
-		return nil, RcodeError(response.Rcode)
-	}
+func MessageToAddresses(response *dns.Msg) []netip.Addr {
 	addresses := make([]netip.Addr, 0, len(response.Answer))
 	for _, rawAnswer := range response.Answer {
 		switch answer := rawAnswer.(type) {
@@ -524,7 +532,7 @@ func MessageToAddresses(response *dns.Msg) ([]netip.Addr, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return addresses, nil
+	return addresses
 }
 
 func wrapError(err error) error {
diff --git a/dns/transport/local/local.go b/dns/transport/local/local.go
index 15be54c3..70b495ca 100644
--- a/dns/transport/local/local.go
+++ b/dns/transport/local/local.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package local
 import (
 	"context"
 	"math/rand"
-	"net/netip"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sagernet/sing-box/adapter"
@@ -91,9 +90,9 @@ func (t *Transport) exchangeParallel(ctx context.Context, systemConfig *dnsConfi
 	startRacer := func(ctx context.Context, fqdn string) {
 		response, err := t.tryOneName(ctx, systemConfig, fqdn, message)
 		if err == nil {
-			var addresses []netip.Addr
-			addresses, err = dns.MessageToAddresses(response)
-			if err == nil && len(addresses) == 0 {
+			if response.Rcode != mDNS.RcodeSuccess {
+				err = dns.RcodeError(response.Rcode)
+			} else if len(dns.MessageToAddresses(response)) == 0 {
 				err = E.New(fqdn, ": empty result")
 			}
 		}