diff --git a/geonode/settings.py b/geonode/settings.py
index 2da7b84278a..201bd59944c 100644
--- a/geonode/settings.py
+++ b/geonode/settings.py
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
     )
 
 # Number of results per page listed in the GeoNode search pages
-CLIENT_RESULTS_LIMIT = int(os.getenv("CLIENT_RESULTS_LIMIT", "5"))
+CLIENT_RESULTS_LIMIT = int(os.getenv("CLIENT_RESULTS_LIMIT", "16"))
 
 # LOCKDOWN API endpoints to prevent unauthenticated access.
 # If set to True, search won't deliver results and filtering ResourceBase-objects is not possible for anonymous users