diff --git a/bin/delv/delv.c b/bin/delv/delv.c
index f95da08aa3..3cf4bd2e1a 100644
--- a/bin/delv/delv.c
+++ b/bin/delv/delv.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 #define MAXNAME (DNS_NAME_MAXTEXT + 1)
 
-#define MAX_QUERIES  32
+#define MAX_QUERIES  50
 #define MAX_TOTAL    200
 #define MAX_RESTARTS 11
 
diff --git a/bin/delv/delv.rst b/bin/delv/delv.rst
index 520a901f4e..dffb37b3ad 100644
--- a/bin/delv/delv.rst
+++ b/bin/delv/delv.rst
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ assign values to options like the timeout interval. They have the form
 .. option:: +maxqueries
 
    This option specifies the maximum number of queries to send to resolve
-   a name before giving up. The default is 32.
+   a name before giving up. The default is 50.
 
 .. option:: +maxtotalqueries
 
diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index bab2aa8ae9..ea0a861413 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ options {\n\
 	max-clients-per-query 100;\n\
 	max-ncache-ttl 10800; /* 3 hours */\n\
 	max-recursion-depth 7;\n\
-	max-recursion-queries 32;\n\
+	max-recursion-queries 50;\n\
 	max-query-count 200;\n\
 	max-query-restarts 11;\n\
 	max-stale-ttl 86400; /* 1 day */\n\
diff --git a/doc/arm/reference.rst b/doc/arm/reference.rst
index d6b82fcc13..64894dde5f 100644
--- a/doc/arm/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/reference.rst
@@ -4629,7 +4629,7 @@ Tuning
    need to be sent before an answer is reached, then recursion is terminated
    and a SERVFAIL response is returned to the client. (Note: if the answer
    is a CNAME, then the subsequent lookup for the target of the CNAME is
-   counted separately.) The default is 32.
+   counted separately.) The default is 50.
 
 .. namedconf:statement:: max-query-restarts
    :tags: server, query