diff --git a/crates/music-dht/src/database.rs b/crates/music-dht/src/database.rs
index 9e250d0..ec803b3 100644
--- a/crates/music-dht/src/database.rs
+++ b/crates/music-dht/src/database.rs
@@ -228,12 +228,15 @@ impl Database {
 
     /// Returns non-expired replicas stored under `key`, including tombstones
     /// (they inform other peers about deletions). Capped at
-    /// [`MAX_RECORDS_PER_RESPONSE`].
+    /// [`MAX_RECORDS_PER_RESPONSE`] with a deterministic order (freshest
+    /// replicas first), so an overfull bucket always returns the same
+    /// subset instead of an arbitrary one.
     pub async fn dht_records_by_key(&self, key: DhtKey, now_ms: u64) -> Result<Vec<StoredRecord>> {
         self.call(move |conn| {
             let mut stmt = conn.prepare(
                 "SELECT payload FROM dht_records
                  WHERE dht_key = ?1 AND expires_at_ms > ?2
+                 ORDER BY expires_at_ms DESC, artist_id
                  LIMIT ?3",
             )?;
             let rows = stmt.query_map(
diff --git a/crates/music-dht/src/message.rs b/crates/music-dht/src/message.rs
index 61a8724..2008efc 100644
--- a/crates/music-dht/src/message.rs
+++ b/crates/music-dht/src/message.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub const DHT_PROTOCOL_VERSION: u16 = 1;
 /// Maximum number of contacts in a single [`PeerExchange`].
 pub const MAX_PEER_EXCHANGE_CONTACTS: usize = 32;
 /// Maximum number of records in a single [`FindValueResponse`].
-pub const MAX_RECORDS_PER_RESPONSE: usize = 100;
+pub const MAX_RECORDS_PER_RESPONSE: usize = 256;
 
 /// Correlates a response with its request.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/crates/music-dht/src/service.rs b/crates/music-dht/src/service.rs
index b776174..4b6331e 100644
--- a/crates/music-dht/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/music-dht/src/service.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ impl MusicDhtService {
             .data_dir(&config.data_dir)
             .network_id(config.network_id)
             .schema_id(SchemaId::from_name(SCHEMA_NAME))
+            // A full FindValue response (MAX_RECORDS_PER_RESPONSE records
+            // with long names and artist lists) must fit into one frame.
+            .max_message_size(1024 * 1024)
             .request_timeout(config.transport_timeout);
         if let Some(rendezvous) = config.rendezvous.clone() {
             engine_builder = engine_builder.rendezvous(rendezvous);