diff --git a/dist/systemd/nomad.service b/dist/systemd/nomad.service
index 7e7f74e65..035c2aa9f 100644
--- a/dist/systemd/nomad.service
+++ b/dist/systemd/nomad.service
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/nomad agent -config /etc/nomad.d
 KillMode=process
 KillSignal=SIGINT
-LimitNOFILE=infinity
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 LimitNPROC=infinity
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=2
diff --git a/e2e/terraform/shared/config/nomad.service b/e2e/terraform/shared/config/nomad.service
index 622b69a47..17eda27b3 100644
--- a/e2e/terraform/shared/config/nomad.service
+++ b/e2e/terraform/shared/config/nomad.service
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/nomad agent -config /etc/nomad.d
 KillMode=process
 KillSignal=SIGINT
-LimitNOFILE=infinity
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 LimitNPROC=infinity
 TasksMax=infinity
 Restart=on-failure