diff --git a/src/config/configuration.interface.ts b/src/config/configuration.interface.ts
index bcfa6a1bc..752547a2b 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/configuration.interface.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface Configuration {
 
   meta: {
     totpServiceName: string;
+    domainVerificationFile: string;
   };
 
   caching: {
diff --git a/src/config/configuration.ts b/src/config/configuration.ts
index a88dd9b89..4cbf2e2bb 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/config/configuration.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const configuration: Configuration = {
   frontendUrl: process.env.FRONTEND_URL ?? 'http://localhost:3000',
   meta: {
     totpServiceName: process.env.TOPT_SERVICE_NAME ?? 'Staart',
+    domainVerificationFile:
+      process.env.DOMAIN_VERIFICATION_FILE ?? 'staart-verify.txt',
   },
   caching: {
     geolocationLruSize: int(process.env.GEOLOCATION_LRU_SIZE, 100),
diff --git a/src/modules/domains/domains.module.ts b/src/modules/domains/domains.module.ts
index ddbc323f8..f6cf5bf44 100644
--- a/src/modules/domains/domains.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/domains/domains.module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ConfigModule } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { DnsModule } from '../dns/dns.module';
 import { PrismaModule } from '../prisma/prisma.module';
 import { TokensService } from '../tokens/tokens.service';
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ import { DomainController } from './domains.controller';
 import { DomainsService } from './domains.service';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [PrismaModule, TokensService, DnsModule],
+  imports: [PrismaModule, TokensService, DnsModule, ConfigModule],
   controllers: [DomainController],
   providers: [DomainsService],
 })
diff --git a/src/modules/domains/domains.service.ts b/src/modules/domains/domains.service.ts
index a3b178a2b..c04e193d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/domains/domains.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/domains/domains.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   Injectable,
   UnauthorizedException,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import {
   domains,
   domainsCreateInput,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   domainsWhereInput,
   domainsWhereUniqueInput,
 } from '@prisma/client';
+import got from 'got';
 import { BadRequestError } from 'passport-headerapikey';
 import { DnsService } from '../dns/dns.service';
 import { Expose } from '../prisma/prisma.interface';
@@ -20,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   DOMAIN_VERIFICATION_HTML,
   DOMAIN_VERIFICATION_TXT,
 } from './domains.constants';
-import got from 'got';
 import { DomainVerificationMethods } from './domains.interface';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export class DomainsService {
     private prisma: PrismaService,
     private tokensService: TokensService,
     private dnsService: DnsService,
+    private configService: ConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   async createDomain(
@@ -96,7 +98,16 @@ export class DomainsService {
         });
       } else throw new BadRequestError('TXT record not found');
     } else if (method === DOMAIN_VERIFICATION_HTML) {
-      if ('ok') {
+      let verified = false;
+      try {
+        const { body } = await got(
+          `http://${domain.domain}/.well-known/${this.configService.get<string>(
+            'meta.domainVerificationFile' ?? 'staart-verify.txt',
+          )}`,
+        );
+        verified = body.includes(domain.verificationCode);
+      } catch (error) {}
+      if (verified) {
         await this.prisma.domains.update({
           where: { id },
           data: { isVerified: true },