# Queries for local DNS records exploding

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/queries-for-local-dns-records-exploding/56347>\
**Category:** Community Help\
**Tags:** v5-0\
**Created:** [July 5, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/queries-for-local-dns-records-exploding/56347 "2022-07-05T16:20:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/bucking_horn/32/18719_2.png) [@Bucking\_Horn](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Bucking_Horn)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/queries-for-local-dns-records-exploding/56347/2 "2022-07-05T16:56:32Z")

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> [@deHakkelaar](#):
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> Anyone else noticed the TTL for local DNS records being zero seconds with one of the later updates?

I'm puzzled that didn't hit you earlier, as that should have been the case since [Pi-hole FTL v5.10.1, Web v5.7 and Core v5.5 released](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-ftl-v5-10-1-web-v5-7-and-core-v5-5-released/50009) from September 2021 (emphasis mine):

> [@Pi-hole FTL v5.10.1, Web v5.7 and Core v5.5 released](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-ftl-v5-10-1-web-v5-7-and-core-v5-5-released/50009/1):
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> **Handle TTL for blocked queries separately**  
> You can now set your own `local-ttl` value if you want to.  
> **Note that this changes the default TTL for local hostnames from two seconds to _“do not cache”_** (`dnsmas`q’s default). If you want to avoid this, create a file like `/etc/dnsmasq.d/99-local-ttl.conf` and add a line like `local-ttl=60` for one minute TTL on local hostnames.

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