diff --git a/src/args/protomask.rs b/src/args/protomask.rs
index 1383491..2c717d9 100644
--- a/src/args/protomask.rs
+++ b/src/args/protomask.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub reservation_timeout: u64,
 
     /// Number of queues to create on the TUN device
-    #[clap(long, default_value = "1")]
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "10")]
     #[serde(rename = "queues")]
     pub num_queues: usize,
 }
diff --git a/src/args/protomask_clat.rs b/src/args/protomask_clat.rs
index ba3357e..a9d7cec 100644
--- a/src/args/protomask_clat.rs
+++ b/src/args/protomask_clat.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub embed_prefix: Ipv6Net,
 
     /// Number of queues to create on the TUN device
-    #[clap(long, default_value = "1")]
+    #[clap(long, default_value = "10")]
     #[serde(rename = "queues")]
     pub num_queues: usize,
 }