diff --git a/cloud.spec b/cloud.spec
index df3f49e3008..271767d8ffd 100644
--- a/cloud.spec
+++ b/cloud.spec
@@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ fi
 %pre client
 id %{name} > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -c "Cloud.com unprivileged user" \
      -r -s /bin/sh -d %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/management %{name}|| true
+
+# set max file descriptors for cloud user to 4096
+sed -i /"cloud"/d /etc/security/limits.conf
+echo "cloud hard nofile 4096" >> /etc/security/limits.conf
+echo "cloud soft nofile 4096" >> /etc/security/limits.conf
 rm -rf %{_localstatedir}/cache/%{name}
 # user harcoded here, also hardcoded on wscript