diff --git a/pjlib-util/src/pjlib-util/resolver.c b/pjlib-util/src/pjlib-util/resolver.c
index f2578e484..a2a12fec3 100644
--- a/pjlib-util/src/pjlib-util/resolver.c
+++ b/pjlib-util/src/pjlib-util/resolver.c
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ PJ_DEF(pj_status_t) pj_dns_resolver_create( pj_pool_factory *pf,
     if (status != PJ_SUCCESS)
 	goto on_error;
 
+    /* Bind to any address/port */
+    status = pj_sock_bind_in(resv->udp_sock, 0, 0);
+    if (status != PJ_SUCCESS)
+	goto on_error;
+
     /* Register to ioqueue */
     pj_bzero(&socket_cb, sizeof(socket_cb));
     socket_cb.on_read_complete = &on_read_complete;
diff --git a/pjsip/src/pjsua-lib/pjsua_core.c b/pjsip/src/pjsua-lib/pjsua_core.c
index 7452343c0..9d88225cf 100644
--- a/pjsip/src/pjsua-lib/pjsua_core.c
+++ b/pjsip/src/pjsua-lib/pjsua_core.c
@@ -488,7 +488,10 @@ PJ_DEF(pj_status_t) pjsua_init( const pjsua_config *ua_cfg,
 	/* Create DNS resolver */
 	status = pjsip_endpt_create_resolver(pjsua_var.endpt, 
 					     &pjsua_var.resolver);
-	PJ_ASSERT_RETURN(status == PJ_SUCCESS, status);
+	if (status != PJ_SUCCESS) {
+	    pjsua_perror(THIS_FILE, "Error creating resolver", status);
+	    return status;
+	}
 
 	/* Configure nameserver for the DNS resolver */
 	status = pj_dns_resolver_set_ns(pjsua_var.resolver,