diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d7098f1c..9f3431b1 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -929,63 +929,37 @@ create_rdnc() {
     chmod 777 /etc/bind/
     cp -r /etc/openpanel/bind9/* /etc/bind/
     
-    # only on ubuntu systemd-resolved is installed
-    if [ -f /etc/os-release ] && grep -q "Ubuntu" /etc/os-release; then
-    	echo " DNSStubListener=no" >>  /etc/systemd/resolved.conf  && systemctl restart systemd-resolved
-    # debian12 also!
-     elif [ -f /etc/os-release ] && grep -q "Debian" /etc/os-release; then
-     	echo " DNSStubListener=no" >>  /etc/systemd/resolved.conf  && systemctl restart systemd-resolved
-     fi
-
-	RNDC_KEY_PATH="/etc/bind/rndc.key"
-	RETRY_LIMIT_FOR_RDNC=5
-	RETRY_COUNT_RDNC=0
- 
-     if [ ! -f "$RNDC_KEY_PATH" ]; then
-	echo "Generating rndc.key for DNS zone management."
-	
-	while [ $RETRY_COUNT_RDNC -lt $RETRY_LIMIT_FOR_RDNC ]; do
-	    debug_log "Attempt $((RETRY_COUNT_RDNC + 1)) to generate rndc.key..."
-	    
-	    # Run the Docker command to generate rndc.key
-	    debug_log timeout 30 docker run -it --rm \
-	        -v /etc/bind/:/etc/bind/ \
-	        --entrypoint=/bin/sh \
-	        ubuntu/bind9:latest \
-	        -c 'rndc-confgen -a -A hmac-sha256 -b 256 -c /etc/bind/rndc.key'
-	
-	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	        echo "Error: Generating rndc.key failed." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-	        if grep -q "Unable to find image 'ubuntu/bind9:latest' locally" "$LOG_FILE" &&
-	           grep -q "dial tcp: lookup registry-1.docker.io" "$LOG_FILE"; then
-		    radovan 1 "Failed to connect to Docker Registry on port 53 - try setting Google DNS nameservers as suggested in: https://github.com/stefanpejcic/OpenPanel/issues/294 and then retry the installation."
-	        else
-	            echo "Unknown error occurred. Please check the log for details." | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
-	        fi
-	 
-		    # Check if the file exists
-		    if [ -f "$RNDC_KEY_PATH" ]; then
-		 	:
-		    else
-		        debug_log "Error: rndc.key not found after attempt $((RETRY_COUNT_RDNC + 1))."
-		    fi
-	
-	    RETRY_COUNT_RDNC=$((RETRY_COUNT_RDNC + 1))
-	    sleep 2
-	    fi
-
-	done
-	    if [ -f "$RNDC_KEY_PATH" ]; then
-	        echo "rndc.key successfully generated."
-	    else
-		radovan 1 "Failed to generate rndc.key after $RETRY_LIMIT attempts. Exiting."
-	    fi
-    else
-    	echo "rndc.key already exists."
+    # Only on Ubuntu and Debian 12, systemd-resolved is installed
+    if [ -f /etc/os-release ] && grep -qE "Ubuntu|Debian" /etc/os-release; then
+        echo "DNSStubListener=no" >> /etc/systemd/resolved.conf
+        systemctl restart systemd-resolved
     fi
 
-chmod 0777 -R /etc/bind
+    RNDC_KEY_PATH="/etc/bind/rndc.key"
 
+    if [ -f "$RNDC_KEY_PATH" ]; then
+        echo "rndc.key already exists."
+        chmod 0777 -R /etc/bind
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo "Generating rndc.key for DNS zone management."
+
+    timeout 30 docker run --rm \
+        -v /etc/bind/:/etc/bind/ \
+        --entrypoint=/bin/sh \
+        ubuntu/bind9:latest \
+        -c 'rndc-confgen -a -A hmac-sha256 -b 256 -c /etc/bind/rndc.key'
+
+    # Check if rndc.key was successfully generated
+    if [ -f "$RNDC_KEY_PATH" ]; then
+        echo "rndc.key successfully generated."
+    else
+        echo "Error: Failed to generate rndc.key. Check logs for details."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    chmod 0777 -R /etc/bind
 }