diff --git a/lab/setup-bare-cluster.yml b/lab/setup-bare-cluster.yml
index 676f3ce..c5a2493 100644
--- a/lab/setup-bare-cluster.yml
+++ b/lab/setup-bare-cluster.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@
     - name: Install K3S
       become: yes
       import_tasks: tasks/install-k3s.yml
+      tags:
+        - bare-setup
+    - name: Ensure the service DNS names are in /etc/hosts
+      become: yes
+      import_tasks: tasks/setup-etc-hosts.yml
+      tags:
+        - dns
+
diff --git a/lab/tasks/setup-etc-hosts.yml b/lab/tasks/setup-etc-hosts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c49bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab/tasks/setup-etc-hosts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Allows the host to resolve names that we use in cluster
+- name: Ensure host can resolve its own service names
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/hosts
+    state: present
+    line: "192.168.1.100 {{ item }}"
+  loop:
+    - files.cluster.local
+    - nginx.cluster.local