diff --git a/docs/resources/network.md b/docs/resources/network.md
index 9b967776..3032f50c 100644
--- a/docs/resources/network.md
+++ b/docs/resources/network.md
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ resource "stackit_network" "example" {
 ### Required
 
 - `name` (String) The name of the network.
-- `nameservers` (List of String) The nameservers of the network.
 - `project_id` (String) STACKIT project ID to which the network is associated.
 
 ### Optional
 
 - `ipv4_prefix_length` (Number) The IPv4 prefix length of the network.
+- `nameservers` (List of String) The nameservers of the network.
 
 ### Read-Only
 
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource.go
index 3aa02bdb..f9a97762 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/path"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/listplanmodifier"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/planmodifier"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/stringplanmodifier"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
@@ -139,7 +140,11 @@ func (r *networkResource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ resource.SchemaRequest, re
 			},
 			"nameservers": schema.ListAttribute{
 				Description: "The nameservers of the network.",
-				Required:    true,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Computed:    true,
+				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.List{
+					listplanmodifier.UseStateForUnknown(),
+				},
 				ElementType: types.StringType,
 			},
 			"ipv4_prefix_length": schema.Int64Attribute{
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource_test.go
index ee648ab1..945ff185 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network/resource_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestMapFields(t *testing.T) {
 			true,
 		},
 		{
-			"nameservers_changed_outisde_tf",
+			"nameservers_changed_outside_tf",
 			Model{
 				ProjectId: types.StringValue("pid"),
 				NetworkId: types.StringValue("nid"),