diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b3d21ec..a87a480 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 --- 2.008 UNRELEASED
   ! Query only TXT and not DNS RR Type SPF records to reduce unnecessary DNS
     lookups (LP: #161133)
+  * Changed default_authority_explanation ('Why' reject text) to point to
+    openspf.net instead of openspf.org due to extended outage
   * Fix incorrect version string
   * Ensure all variables are initialized prior to being passed to syslog
 
diff --git a/postfix-policyd-spf-perl b/postfix-policyd-spf-perl
index f36108f..b36447b 100755
--- a/postfix-policyd-spf-perl
+++ b/postfix-policyd-spf-perl
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ my $resolver = Net::DNS::Resolver->new(
 # default is changed due to there being essentiall no type SPF deployment.
 my $spf_server = Mail::SPF::Server->new(
     dns_resolver    => $resolver,
-    query_rr_types  => Mail::SPF::Server->query_rr_type_txt
+    query_rr_types  => Mail::SPF::Server->query_rr_type_txt,
+    default_authority_explanation  =>
+    'Please see http://www.openspf.net/Why?s=%{_scope};id=%{S};ip=%{C};r=%{R}'
 );
 
 # Adding more handlers is easy: