diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 68e7530e7..df161ef2b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ services:
     image: ${AUTHENTIK_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/goauthentik/server}:${AUTHENTIK_TAG:-2023.10.4}
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: worker
+    ulimits:
+      nofile:
+        soft: 10240
+        hard: 10240
     environment:
       AUTHENTIK_REDIS__HOST: redis
       AUTHENTIK_POSTGRESQL__HOST: postgresql