diff --git a/roles/dns/files/named.conf b/roles/dns/files/named.conf
index 14af8f83b4..2e65c75ec1 100644
--- a/roles/dns/files/named.conf
+++ b/roles/dns/files/named.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ options {
         pid-file "/var/run/named/named.pid";
         statistics-file "/var/log/named.stats";
         provide-ixfr no;
-	tcp-clients 1000;
+	tcp-clients 100000;
 
         version "cowbell++";