diff --git a/puppet/zulip/files/limits.conf b/puppet/zulip/files/limits.conf
index 7104fdcdb4..c515877a17 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip/files/limits.conf
+++ b/puppet/zulip/files/limits.conf
@@ -54,5 +54,7 @@
 #@student        -       maxlogins       4
 zulip		 soft	 nofile		 40000
 zulip		 hard	 nofile		 50000
+root		 soft	 nofile		 40000
+root		 hard	 nofile		 50000
 
 # End of file