diff --git a/.github/scripts/muffet.sh b/.github/scripts/muffet.sh
index 2566a8d0e..a2eed0d5a 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/muffet.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/muffet.sh
@@ -14,35 +14,38 @@
 # download.docker.com are excluded below) you can add additional sites as needed. Please
 # use extremely granular URLs so as not to exclude more than we need to.
 
-muffet http://localhost:1313 \
+muffet http://localhost:1313/ \
+  --dns-resolver 192.168.68.20:53 \
   --buffer-size 50000 \
   --timeout 35 \
-  --concurrency 2 \
+  --max-connections 2 \
   --ignore-fragments \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/.*/issues/new*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/.*/commit*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/cht-docs/edit/main*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/medic-infrastructure*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/moh-kenya/config-echis-2.0*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12345ABCDEF*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://docs.google.com/document/d/14AuJ7SerLuOPESBjQlJqpBtzwSAoVf5ykTT7fjyJBT0*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://drive.google.com/file/d/1YPXoba9gVmD7SP-X88PpJIsIVGvY86_G*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://tools.google.com*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://www.tableau.com*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/.*/issues/new.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/.*/commit.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/cht-docs/edit/main.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/medic/medic-infrastructure.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://github.com/moh-kenya/config-echis-2.0.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12345ABCDEF.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://docs.google.com/document/d/14AuJ7SerLuOPESBjQlJqpBtzwSAoVf5ykTT7fjyJBT0.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://drive.google.com/file/d/1YPXoba9gVmD7SP-X88PpJIsIVGvY86_G.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://tools.google.com.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://www.tableau.com.*" \
   --exclude "http[s]*://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2019.1667289" \
   --exclude "http[s]*://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20552076231194924" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://garticphone.com*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://www.hl7.org*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://demo.app.medicmobile.org*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://garticphone.com.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://www.hl7.org.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://demo.app.medicmobile.org.*" \
   --exclude "http[s]*://www.npmjs.com/org/medic/team/developers" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://docs.couchdb.org*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://oppiamobile.readthedocs.io*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://africastalking.com*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://borgbackup.readthedocs.io*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://udemy.com*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://udacity.com*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://.*my.local-ip.co*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://.*local-ip.medicmobile.org*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://cht.domain.com*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://localhost*" \
-  --exclude "http[s]*://127.*" 
+  --exclude "http[s]*://docs.couchdb.org.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://oppiamobile.readthedocs.io*." \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://africastalking.com.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://borgbackup.readthedocs.io.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://udemy.com.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://udacity.com.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://.*my.local-ip.co.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://.*local-ip.medicmobile.org.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://cht.domain.com.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://localhost:5.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://localhost:8.*" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://localhost$" \
+  --exclude "http[s]*://127*"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/set_dns.sh b/.github/scripts/set_dns.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9f063ede4..000000000
--- a/.github/scripts/set_dns.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# At one point we had issues with the DNS server that GH CI Runners use,
-# so this script was written to change Muffet to use Quad9. While Quad9 presumably
-# will be a bit slower than local DNS to GH CI, it shouldn't matter as Muffet
-# is run once a day and is not speed sensitive.
-#
-# More Info:
-#  - Issue: local-ip.medicmobile.org doesn't resolve on GH runners, causes
-#           link check errors (https://github.com/medic/cht-docs/issues/1106)
-#  - Quad9: 9.9.9.9 DNS Server being used (https://quad9.net)
-
-echo
-echo "------------------------"
-echo "calling: resolvectl dns eth0"
-resolvectl dns eth0
-
-echo
-echo "------------------------"
-echo "calling: dig local-ip.medicmobile.org  +short"
-dig local-ip.medicmobile.org +short
-
-echo
-echo "------------------------"
-echo "calling: sudo resolvectl dns eth0 9.9.9.9 149.112.112.112"
-sudo resolvectl dns eth0 9.9.9.9 149.112.112.112
-
-echo
-echo "------------------------"
-echo "calling: resolvectl dns eth0"
-resolvectl dns eth0
-
-echo
-echo "------------------------"
-echo "calling: dig local-ip.medicmobile.org  +short"
-dig local-ip.medicmobile.org +short
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-check-links.yml b/.github/workflows/cron-check-links.yml
index 7e3ddd1a1..953cb0a0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-check-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-check-links.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Muffet
         run: |
-          GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/raviqqe/muffet@v1.5.7
+          GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/raviqqe/muffet@v2.10.6
           asdf reshim golang
 
       # run in background so CI doesn't hang waiting for "ctrl + c".  Sleep ensures server is ready in next step
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           hugo server&
           sleep 30
 
-      - name: Set DNS to 9.9.9.9
-        shell: bash
-        run: ./.github/scripts/set_dns.sh
-
       - name: Run Muffet link checker
         shell: bash
         run: ./.github/scripts/muffet.sh