diff --git a/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter.cc b/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter.cc
index dc4c8bc30820..a287246e1e9f 100644
--- a/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ DnsFilterEnvoyConfig::DnsFilterEnvoyConfig(
     Server::Configuration::ListenerFactoryContext& context,
     const envoy::extensions::filters::udp::dns_filter::v3alpha::DnsFilterConfig& config)
     : root_scope_(context.scope()), cluster_manager_(context.clusterManager()), api_(context.api()),
-      stats_(generateStats(config.stat_prefix(), root_scope_)), random_(context.random()) {
+      stats_(generateStats(config.stat_prefix(), root_scope_)),
+      resolver_timeout_(DEFAULT_RESOLVER_TIMEOUT), random_(context.random()) {
   using envoy::extensions::filters::udp::dns_filter::v3alpha::DnsFilterConfig;
 
   const auto& server_config = config.server_config();
diff --git a/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter_resolver.h b/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter_resolver.h
index ee499683db76..23372871a618 100644
--- a/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter_resolver.h
+++ b/source/extensions/filters/udp/dns_filter/dns_filter_resolver.h
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class DnsFilterResolver : Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::filter> {
   DnsFilterResolver(DnsFilterResolverCallback& callback, AddressConstPtrVec resolvers,
                     std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, Event::Dispatcher& dispatcher,
                     uint64_t max_pending_lookups)
-      : dispatcher_(dispatcher),
+      : timeout_(timeout), dispatcher_(dispatcher),
         resolver_(dispatcher.createDnsResolver(resolvers, false /* use_tcp_for_dns_lookups */)),
-        callback_(callback), timeout_(timeout), max_pending_lookups_(max_pending_lookups) {}
+        callback_(callback), max_pending_lookups_(max_pending_lookups) {}
   /**
    * @brief entry point to resolve the name in a DnsQueryRecord
    *
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ class DnsFilterResolver : Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::filter> {
    */
   void onResolveTimeout();
 
+  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout_;
   Event::Dispatcher& dispatcher_;
   const Network::DnsResolverSharedPtr resolver_;
   DnsFilterResolverCallback& callback_;
-  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout_;
   absl::flat_hash_map<const DnsQueryRecord*, LookupContext> lookups_;
   uint64_t max_pending_lookups_;
 };