diff --git a/docker/gateway.Dockerfile b/docker/gateway.Dockerfile
index 42b0d648b..e63bf0db4 100644
--- a/docker/gateway.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gateway.Dockerfile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RUN uv pip install maturin \
     && cargo clean \
     && rm -rf bindings/python/dist/ \
     && cd bindings/python \
-    && maturin build --release --features vendored-openssl --out dist \
+    && ulimit -n 65536 && maturin build --release --features vendored-openssl --out dist \
     && rm -rf /root/.cache
 
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