diff --git a/roles/named/defaults/main.yml b/roles/named/defaults/main.yml
index 48ce7c0..dc8ba94 100644
--- a/roles/named/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/named/defaults/main.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ named_key_mapping: {}
 # Determines whether recursion should be allowed. Typically, an authoritative
 # name server should have recursion turned OFF.
 named_recursion: false
+named_recursive_clients: 5000
 named_allow_recursion:
   - any