diff --git a/validator-engine/validator-engine.cpp b/validator-engine/validator-engine.cpp
index 4205c53b4..effdf0f09 100644
--- a/validator-engine/validator-engine.cpp
+++ b/validator-engine/validator-engine.cpp
@@ -3277,7 +3277,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     td::log_interface = td::default_log_interface;
   };
 
-  LOG_STATUS(td::change_maximize_rlimit(td::RlimitType::nofile, 65536));
+  LOG_STATUS(td::change_maximize_rlimit(td::RlimitType::nofile, 196608));
 
   std::vector<std::function<void()>> acts;