diff --git a/conf/hbase-default.xml b/conf/hbase-default.xml
index 9181a6cee62..9e8fc1c5fb5 100644
--- a/conf/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/conf/hbase-default.xml
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>hbase.regionserver.handler.count</name>
-    <value>10</value>
+    <value>25</value>
     <description>Count of RPC Server instances spun up on RegionServers
     Same property is used by the HMaster for count of master handlers.
-    Default is 10.
+    Default is 25.
     </description>
   </property>
   <property>