diff --git a/dns/nameserver.py b/dns/nameserver.py
index 030057b6..5dbb4e8b 100644
--- a/dns/nameserver.py
+++ b/dns/nameserver.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def query(
                 one_rr_per_rrset=one_rr_per_rrset,
                 ignore_trailing=ignore_trailing,
                 ignore_errors=True,
+                ignore_unexpected=True,
             )
         return response
 
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ async def async_query(
                 one_rr_per_rrset=one_rr_per_rrset,
                 ignore_trailing=ignore_trailing,
                 ignore_errors=True,
+                ignore_unexpected=True,
             )
         return response