diff --git a/packages/docker-engine/daemon.json b/packages/docker-engine/daemon.json
index f0c106a9106..6a48527a0ba 100644
--- a/packages/docker-engine/daemon.json
+++ b/packages/docker-engine/daemon.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
   "storage-driver": "overlay2",
   "exec-opts": ["native.cgroupdriver=cgroupfs"],
   "data-root": "/var/lib/docker",
-  "selinux-enabled": true
+  "selinux-enabled": true,
+  "default-ulimits": { "nofile": { "Name": "nofile", "Soft": 1024, "Hard": 4096 } }
 }