diff --git a/cfg.go b/cfg.go
index 99c9197..021e81c 100644
--- a/cfg.go
+++ b/cfg.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 const (
 	cfgListen = "127.0.0.1:8086"
 
-	cfgTtlMin uint32 = 60
-	cfgTtlMax uint32 = 3600
+	cfgTtlMin uint32 = 120
+	cfgTtlMax uint32 = 1800
 
 	cfgResolverEndpoint = "127.1.0.1:53"
 	cfgResolverProto    = "tcp"
-	cfgResolverTimeout  = 2000 * time.Millisecond
+	cfgResolverTimeout  = 1900 * time.Millisecond
 
 	cfgNftTable       = "uni"
 	cfgNftTableFamily = nft.TableFamilyINet
diff --git a/dns.go b/dns.go
index 0659110..e19db57 100644
--- a/dns.go
+++ b/dns.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 )
@@ -51,7 +52,15 @@ func dnsCustomResolve(qname string, qtype uint16) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 	req.Question = make([]dns.Question, 1)
 	req.Question[0] = dns.Question{Name: qname, Qtype: qtype, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}
 
-	resp, rtt, err := c.Exchange(req, cfgResolverEndpoint)
+	var resp *dns.Msg
+	var rtt time.Duration
+	var err error
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		resp, rtt, err = c.Exchange(req, cfgResolverEndpoint)
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("resolving %v/%v (rtt %v) with error: %v", qname, qtype_s, rtt, err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/example-conf/pdns.conf b/example-conf/pdns.conf
index cce803c..f2f6c2d 100644
--- a/example-conf/pdns.conf
+++ b/example-conf/pdns.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 launch=remote
-remote-connection-string=http:url=http://127.0.0.1:8086/dns,post,post_json,timeout=3000
+remote-connection-string=http:url=http://127.0.0.1:8086/dns,post,post_json,timeout=5000
 consistent-backends=false
 zone-cache-refresh-interval=0