diff --git a/ansible-playbook-mysql.yml b/ansible-playbook-mysql.yml
index b46b805..dce09dd 100644
--- a/ansible-playbook-mysql.yml
+++ b/ansible-playbook-mysql.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         volumes:
           - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
         ulimits:
-          - 'nofile:5000:5000'
+          - 'nofile:10000:10000'
       tags:
         - pdns-recursor
 
diff --git a/ansible-playbook-pgsql.yml b/ansible-playbook-pgsql.yml
index c2c8fb7..4e58e85 100644
--- a/ansible-playbook-pgsql.yml
+++ b/ansible-playbook-pgsql.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         volumes:
           - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
         ulimits:
-          - 'nofile:5000:5000'
+          - 'nofile:10000:10000'
       tags:
         - pdns-recursor
 
diff --git a/docker-compose-mysql-ipv6.yml b/docker-compose-mysql-ipv6.yml
index 8bc6a97..f4cd003 100644
--- a/docker-compose-mysql-ipv6.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-mysql-ipv6.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ services:
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     ulimits:
       nofile:
-        soft: 5000
-        hard: 5000
+        soft: 10000
+        hard: 10000
 
   mariadb:
     image: mariadb:11-ubi
diff --git a/docker-compose-mysql.yml b/docker-compose-mysql.yml
index de9cfcb..bbead1d 100644
--- a/docker-compose-mysql.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-mysql.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ services:
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     ulimits:
       nofile:
-        soft: 5000
-        hard: 5000
+        soft: 10000
+        hard: 10000
 
   mariadb:
     image: mariadb:11-ubi
diff --git a/docker-compose-pgsql.yml b/docker-compose-pgsql.yml
index 896a3d3..747b315 100644
--- a/docker-compose-pgsql.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-pgsql.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ services:
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     ulimits:
       nofile:
-        soft: 5000
-        hard: 5000
+        soft: 10000
+        hard: 10000
 
   postgres:
     image: postgres:16-alpine