diff --git a/changes/ticket24425 b/changes/ticket24425
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa6f082bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket24425
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (hidden service v3):
+    - Bump hsdir_spread_store parameter from 3 to 4 in order to increase the
+      probability of reaching a service for a client missing microdescriptors.
+      Fixes bug 24425; bugfix on 0.3.2.1-alpha.
diff --git a/src/or/hs_common.h b/src/or/hs_common.h
index c95e59a6f8..1ddbeb55f1 100644
--- a/src/or/hs_common.h
+++ b/src/or/hs_common.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 /* Default value of number of hsdir replicas (hsdir_n_replicas). */
 #define HS_DEFAULT_HSDIR_N_REPLICAS 2
 /* Default value of hsdir spread store (hsdir_spread_store). */
-#define HS_DEFAULT_HSDIR_SPREAD_STORE 3
+#define HS_DEFAULT_HSDIR_SPREAD_STORE 4
 /* Default value of hsdir spread fetch (hsdir_spread_fetch). */
 #define HS_DEFAULT_HSDIR_SPREAD_FETCH 3