diff --git a/tools/lsb/arkdaemon b/tools/lsb/arkdaemon
index ad802c3..f728ede 100755
--- a/tools/lsb/arkdaemon
+++ b/tools/lsb/arkdaemon
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ test -x $DAEMON || exit 5
 case "$1" in
   start)
     log_daemon_msg "Starting" "$NAME"
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user
     sleep 5
     PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ case "$1" in
   ;;
 
   restart)
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON restart" $steamcmd_user
   ;;
 
diff --git a/tools/openrc/arkdaemon b/tools/openrc/arkdaemon
index 7104607..d83f94c 100644
--- a/tools/openrc/arkdaemon
+++ b/tools/openrc/arkdaemon
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ depend(){
 
 start(){
     ebegin "Starting ARK manager daemon"
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user
     sleep 5
     PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
diff --git a/tools/redhat/arkdaemon b/tools/redhat/arkdaemon
index e51925c..411bcd1 100755
--- a/tools/redhat/arkdaemon
+++ b/tools/redhat/arkdaemon
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ test -x $DAEMON || exit 5
 case "$1" in
   start)
     echo -n "Starting $NAME: "
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user > /dev/null
     sleep 5
     PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
   restart)
     echo -n "Restarting $NAME: "
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON restart" $steamcmd_user > /dev/null
     echo "OK"
   ;;
diff --git a/tools/systemd/arkdaemon.init b/tools/systemd/arkdaemon.init
index 6faa93e..2cde2ab 100755
--- a/tools/systemd/arkdaemon.init
+++ b/tools/systemd/arkdaemon.init
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ test -x $DAEMON || exit 5
 case "$1" in
   start)
     echo -n "Starting $NAME: "
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user > /dev/null
     sleep 5
     PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
   restart)
     echo -n "Restarting $NAME: "
+    ulimit -n 100000
     su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON restart" $steamcmd_user > /dev/null
     echo "OK"
   ;;