diff --git a/THANKS.in b/THANKS.in
index b6dc2941c..ebd13e177 100644
--- a/THANKS.in
+++ b/THANKS.in
@@ -326,3 +326,4 @@ Mikael Falkvidd
 Patric Wust
 Julius Kriukas
 Patrick McAndrew
+Alexander Wittig
diff --git a/plugins/check_dig.c b/plugins/check_dig.c
index d9481f2d2..d899b1197 100644
--- a/plugins/check_dig.c
+++ b/plugins/check_dig.c
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   timeout_interval_dig = timeout_interval / number_tries + number_tries;
 
   /* get the command to run */
-  xasprintf (&command_line, "%s @%s -p %d %s -t %s %s %s +tries=%d +time=%d",
-            PATH_TO_DIG, dns_server, server_port, query_address, record_type, dig_args, query_transport, number_tries, timeout_interval_dig);
+  xasprintf (&command_line, "%s %s %s -p %d @%s %s %s +tries=%d +time=%d",
+            PATH_TO_DIG, dig_args, query_transport, server_port, dns_server, query_address, record_type, number_tries, timeout_interval_dig);
 
   alarm (timeout_interval);
   gettimeofday (&tv, NULL);
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
       dns_server = argv[c];
     }
     else {
-      dns_server = strdup ("127.0.0.1");
+      if (strcmp(query_transport,"-6") == 0)
+        dns_server = strdup("::1");
+      else
+        dns_server = strdup ("127.0.0.1");
     }
   }