diff --git a/dht_bootstrap.go b/dht_bootstrap.go
index 271fa74..6efd53d 100644
--- a/dht_bootstrap.go
+++ b/dht_bootstrap.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 // Note there is also a tradeoff between the bootstrap period and the number
 // of queries. We could support a higher period with a smaller number of
 // queries
-const DefaultBootstrapQueries = 16
+const DefaultBootstrapQueries = 1
 
 // DefaultBootstrapPeriod specifies how often to periodically run bootstrap,
 // if the user does not specify a different number as an option.