diff --git a/scripts/install-worker.sh b/scripts/install-worker.sh
index ab209d37d..5ee1fae5f 100644
--- a/scripts/install-worker.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-worker.sh
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ EOF
 echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
 echo fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
 echo vm.max_map_count=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
+echo 'kernel.pid_max=4194304' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
 
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 ### adding log-collector-script ################################################