diff --git a/src/cares_wrap.cc b/src/cares_wrap.cc
index 6290bcd37f3411..5016c3d51dac66 100644
--- a/src/cares_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/cares_wrap.cc
@@ -879,9 +879,9 @@ void ChannelWrap::Setup() {
   }
 
   /* We do the call to ares_init_option for caller. */
-  const int optmask =
-      ARES_OPT_FLAGS | ARES_OPT_TIMEOUTMS |
-      ARES_OPT_SOCK_STATE_CB | ARES_OPT_TRIES;
+  const int optmask = ARES_OPT_FLAGS | ARES_OPT_TIMEOUTMS |
+                      ARES_OPT_SOCK_STATE_CB | ARES_OPT_TRIES |
+                      ARES_OPT_QUERY_CACHE;
   r = ares_init_options(&channel_, &options, optmask);
 
   if (r != ARES_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dns.js b/test/parallel/test-dns.js
index a6b3e459aa00a5..7d67b09d58fc5d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dns.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dns.js
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ assert.throws(() => {
         (answer) => Object.assign({ domain }, answer)
       ),
     }), port, address);
-  }, cases.length * 2 - 1));
+  }, cases.length * 2));
 
   server.bind(0, common.mustCall(() => {
     const address = server.address();