diff --git a/internal/db/start/start.go b/internal/db/start/start.go
index e7f03fd61..3039b04d9 100644
--- a/internal/db/start/start.go
+++ b/internal/db/start/start.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func initRealtimeJob(host string) utils.DockerJob {
 			"SECRET_KEY_BASE=" + utils.Config.Realtime.SecretKeyBase,
 			"ERL_AFLAGS=" + utils.ToRealtimeEnv(utils.Config.Realtime.IpVersion),
 			"DNS_NODES=''",
-			"RLIMIT_NOFILE=10000",
+			"RLIMIT_NOFILE=",
 			"SEED_SELF_HOST=true",
 			fmt.Sprintf("MAX_HEADER_LENGTH=%d", utils.Config.Realtime.MaxHeaderLength),
 		},
diff --git a/internal/start/start.go b/internal/start/start.go
index 1a2226832..1ea11daca 100644
--- a/internal/start/start.go
+++ b/internal/start/start.go
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ EOF
 					"SECRET_KEY_BASE=" + utils.Config.Realtime.SecretKeyBase,
 					"ERL_AFLAGS=" + utils.ToRealtimeEnv(utils.Config.Realtime.IpVersion),
 					"DNS_NODES=''",
-					"RLIMIT_NOFILE=10000",
+					"RLIMIT_NOFILE=",
 					"SEED_SELF_HOST=true",
 					fmt.Sprintf("MAX_HEADER_LENGTH=%d", utils.Config.Realtime.MaxHeaderLength),
 				},