diff --git a/ipfsd.run b/ipfsd.run
index 3ed1d1d..8f75cc7 100644
--- a/ipfsd.run
+++ b/ipfsd.run
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ if [[ ! -e $IPFS_PATH/config ]]; then
     chpst -u ipfs $IPFS config Datastore.StorageMax "4000GB"
 fi
 
+export IPFS_FD_MAX=4096
 exec chpst -u ipfs $IPFS daemon