diff --git a/hrp/internal/boomer/ulimit.go b/hrp/internal/boomer/ulimit.go
index b83585ea..504a534d 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/boomer/ulimit.go
+++ b/hrp/internal/boomer/ulimit.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func SetUlimit(limit uint64) {
 	}
 
 	rLimit.Cur = limit
+	rLimit.Max = limit
 	log.Info().Uint64("limit", rLimit.Cur).Msg("set current ulimit")
 	err = syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rLimit)
 	if err != nil {