diff --git a/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/tasks/main.yml b/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/tasks/main.yml
index c615647050..f1f7e787b7 100644
--- a/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
     - root_password
     - root_password_again
 
+- name: Drop limits config
+  template:
+    src: "limits.conf"
+    dest: "/etc/security/limits.conf"
+
 - name: Install galera packages
   apt:
     pkg: "{{ item }}"
diff --git a/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/templates/limits.conf b/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/templates/limits.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccb1c54b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc_deployment/roles/galera_common/templates/limits.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# OpenFile limits
+*    -    nofile    16384