diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 94ede09..782876d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ tls = ["native-tls", "tokio-tls"]
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.10"
 clap = "2.33.0"
-futures = "0.1.28"
-hyper = "0.12.33"
+futures = "0.1.29"
+hyper = "0.12.35"
 jemallocator = "0"
 native-tls = { version = "0.2.3", optional = true }
 tokio = "0.1.22"
diff --git a/src/dns.rs b/src/dns.rs
index e52c367..3b9a942 100644
--- a/src/dns.rs
+++ b/src/dns.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const DNS_MAX_PACKET_SIZE: usize = 65_535;
 const DNS_OFFSET_QUESTION: usize = DNS_HEADER_SIZE;
 const DNS_TYPE_OPT: u16 = 41;
 
+const DNS_RCODE_SERVFAIL: u8 = 2;
+const DNS_RCODE_REFUSED: u8 = 5;
+
 #[inline]
 fn qdcount(packet: &[u8]) -> u16 {
     (u16::from(packet[4]) << 8) | u16::from(packet[5])
@@ -24,6 +27,16 @@ fn arcount(packet: &[u8]) -> u16 {
     (u16::from(packet[10]) << 8) | u16::from(packet[11])
 }
 
+#[inline]
+pub fn rcode(packet: &[u8]) -> u8 {
+    packet[3] & 0x0f
+}
+
+pub fn is_temporary_error(packet: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    let rcode = rcode(packet);
+    rcode == DNS_RCODE_SERVFAIL || rcode == DNS_RCODE_REFUSED
+}
+
 fn arcount_inc(packet: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
     let mut arcount = arcount(packet);
     if arcount == 0xffff {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e8cb462..3aa6670 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -302,9 +302,13 @@ impl DoH {
                     return future::err(Error::UpstreamIssue);
                 }
                 packet.truncate(len);
-                let ttl = match dns::min_ttl(&packet, min_ttl, max_ttl, err_ttl) {
-                    Err(_) => return future::err(Error::UpstreamIssue),
-                    Ok(ttl) => ttl,
+                let ttl = if dns::is_temporary_error(&packet) {
+                    err_ttl
+                } else {
+                    match dns::min_ttl(&packet, min_ttl, max_ttl, err_ttl) {
+                        Err(_) => return future::err(Error::UpstreamIssue),
+                        Ok(ttl) => ttl,
+                    }
                 };
                 let packet_len = packet.len();
                 let response = Response::builder()