diff --git a/etc/caduceus/caduceus.env.example b/etc/caduceus/caduceus.env.example
index 4ae21a83..baaeed0b 100644
--- a/etc/caduceus/caduceus.env.example
+++ b/etc/caduceus/caduceus.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#KERNEL_OPEN_FILES=95000
 #ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES=75000
 #NET_CORE_SOMAXCONN=1000
 #NET_IPV4_TCP_MAX_SYN_BACKLOG=1000
diff --git a/etc/init.d/caduceus b/etc/init.d/caduceus
index a65e329e..13c50964 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/caduceus
+++ b/etc/init.d/caduceus
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ RETVAL=0
 
 # Set limits here in addition to limits.conf
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if [ -n "$ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
-	sysctl -w fs.file-max=$ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES > /dev/null
+if [ -n "$KERNEL_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
+	sysctl -w fs.file-max=$KERNEL_OPEN_FILES > /dev/null
 	RETVAL=$?
-	[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && echo "fs.file-max=$ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES failed" && exit $RETVAL
+	[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && echo "fs.file-max=$KERNEL_OPEN_FILES failed" && exit $RETVAL
 
-	sysctl -w fs.nr_open=$ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES > /dev/null
+	sysctl -w fs.nr_open=$KERNEL_OPEN_FILES > /dev/null
 	RETVAL=$?
-	[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && echo "fs.nr_open=$ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES failed" && exit $RETVAL
-
+	[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && echo "fs.nr_open=$KERNEL_OPEN_FILES failed" && exit $RETVAL
+fi
+if [ -n "$ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES" ]; then
 	ulimit -n $ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES > /dev/null
 	RETVAL=$?
 	[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && echo "ulimit -n $ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES failed" && exit $RETVAL