A Shefki Kuqi double kept Joe Royle's Ipswich side flying high as they sunk early strugglers Rotherham United at Millmoor.
The Finnish international, who makes a habit of scoring against the South Yorkshire side, pounced twice in five minutes either side of half-time.
His bolt from the blue three minutes before the break was followed by a second two minutes into the second half when he punished a Rotherham mistake to put the result beyond the home side.
It gave Ipswich their third win but left Ronnie Moore's outfit with only three points and without a victory in the league.
In the third minute Michael Proctor's deft flick sent Paul Shaw clear but his stinging drive was deflected wide.
A Shaw throughball then returned the favour for Proctor but his effort was held by Ipswich keeper Kelvin Davis.
And only a timely intervention from Richard Naylor halted Shaw after Proctor's neat feed.
Ipswich broke the deadlock when former Sheffield Wednesday frontman Kuqi grabbed his third of the season when he dipped a vicious 30-yard shot over Mike Pollitt.
Moments earlier Kuqi produced Ipswich's first effort on target when he cut in from the right and drilled a low shot that Pollitt smothered.
Seconds into the second half Shaw hit a curling 20-yard shot after Proctor's pass but then Kuqi struck again.
Scott Minto fluffed a clearance and Darren Bent slipped the ball into the area but when Pollitt hesitated as Phil Gilchrist shepherded the ball, Kuqi darted in to slot home his second from ten yards out.
Kuqi should have completed his hat-trick in the 72nd minute but when Drissa Diallo crossed superbly the Finnish striker missed his close-range header.
Ipswich, with veteran midfielder Jim Magilton in supreme form, soaked up Rotherham's pressure as the home side looked for a way back.
And Rotherham's frustrated fans booed their side off after their dismal start to the season again sees them poised for an annual battle against relegation.