diff --git a/daemon/cachedump.c b/daemon/cachedump.c
index 7c0aa68a2..daa4e0ab1 100644
--- a/daemon/cachedump.c
+++ b/daemon/cachedump.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ dump_lruhash(struct lruhash* table, int (*func)(void*, void*), void* arg)
 	int not_done = 1;
 	hashvalue_type hash;
 	size_t num = 0; /* number of entries processed. */
-	size_t max = 1000; /* number of entries after which it unlocks. */
+	size_t max = 2; /* number of entries after which it unlocks. */
 
 	while(not_done) {
 		size_t i; /* hash bin. */
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 7000b1649..701379537 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+14 August 2025: Wouter
+	- Fix to increase responsiveness of dump_cache.
+
 13 August 2025: Wouter
 	- unbound-control cache_lookup <domains> prints the cached rrsets
 	  and messages for those.