diff --git a/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward.go b/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
index cf39a5c0..eb0e421d 100644
--- a/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
+++ b/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ func (s *Server) Prepare(config *ServerConfig) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("DNS: invalid custom blocking IP address specified")
 			}
 		}
-		if s.conf.MaxGoroutines == 0 {
-			s.conf.MaxGoroutines = 50
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Set default values in the case if nothing is configured
diff --git a/internal/home/config.go b/internal/home/config.go
index 4728c2e3..5499eb61 100644
--- a/internal/home/config.go
+++ b/internal/home/config.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ var config = configuration{
 			Ratelimit:          20,
 			RefuseAny:          true,
 			AllServers:         false,
+			MaxGoroutines:      100, // maximum concurrent queries
 		},
 		FilteringEnabled:           true, // whether or not use filter lists
 		FiltersUpdateIntervalHours: 24,