diff --git a/install/installCyberPanel.py b/install/installCyberPanel.py
index eb9ae3dca..6e7451544 100644
--- a/install/installCyberPanel.py
+++ b/install/installCyberPanel.py
@@ -872,11 +872,14 @@ class InstallCyberPanel:
                     except OSError as e1:
                         InstallCyberPanel.stdOut("Unable to remove existing /etc/resolv.conf to install PowerDNS: " +
                                                  str(e1), 1, 1, os.EX_OSERR)
-                command = 'echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf'
-                res = subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
-                if (res != 0):
-                    InstallCyberPanel.stdOut("Unable to create new /etc/resolv.conf to point to 'nameserver 8.8.8.8'"
-                                             "  You may need to do this manually to continue", 1, 1, os.EX_OSERR)
+                try:
+                    f = open('/etc/resolv.conf', 'w')
+                    f.write('nameserver 8.8.8.8')
+                    f.close()
+                except IOError as e:
+                    InstallCyberPanel.stdOut("Unable to create /etc/resolv.conf: " + str(e) +
+                                             ".  This may need to be fixed manually as 'echo \"nameserver 8.8.8.8\"> "
+                                             "/etc/resolv.conf'", 1, 1, os.EX_OSERR)
 
 
             if self.distro == centos: