diff --git a/templates/gitea.service.systemd.j2 b/templates/gitea.service.systemd.j2
index 71555e2..e077c2e 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.service.systemd.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.service.systemd.j2
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Requires=memcached.service
 ###
 #LimitMEMLOCK=infinity
 #LimitNOFILE=65535
+LimitNOFILE=8192
+LimitNOFILESoft=1024
 RestartSec=2s
 Type=simple
 User={{ gitea_user }}