diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3545d480..c7a846db 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ services:
       memlock:
         soft: -1
         hard: -1
+      nofile:
+        soft: 65536
+        hard: 65536
 
   kibana:
     build: kibana-opendistro/