diff --git a/erigon.yml b/erigon.yml
index 6cb654ba..78f66f56 100644
--- a/erigon.yml
+++ b/erigon.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ services:
     - "30303"
     - "30304"
     - "9090"
+    ulimits:
+      nofile:
+        soft: "40000"
+        hard: "50000"
     volumes:
       - erigon-trace:/home/erigon/.local/share/erigon
       - .jwtsecret:/jwtsecret
@@ -48,6 +52,10 @@ services:
       - chains
     expose:
       - "8545"
+    ulimits:
+      nofile:
+        soft: "40000"
+        hard: "50000"
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
       - "erigon-trace"
diff --git a/rpc-base.yml b/rpc-base.yml
index b0fc4d07..12948322 100644
--- a/rpc-base.yml
+++ b/rpc-base.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "443:443"
       - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
+    ulimits:
+      nofile:
+        soft: "40000"
+        hard: "50000"
     command:
       - "--api=true"
       - "--api.insecure=true"