diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/build-nodes.jenkins b/buildscripts/scripts/build-nodes.jenkins
index b413452d8ae5c..681d4a5c14e9d 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/build-nodes.jenkins
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/build-nodes.jenkins
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ currentBuild.description = 'Building for the following Distros:\n' + DISTRO_LIST
 node {
     docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
         docker.image('ubuntu-18.04-common').pull()
-        docker.image('ubuntu-18.04-common').inside('-u 0:0 --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
+        docker.image('ubuntu-18.04-common').inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
             stage('checkout sources') {
                 checkout(scm)
                 dir('buildscripts/infrastructure/build-nodes/gnu-toolchain/') {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DISTRO_LIST.each { DISTRO ->
         node {
             docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
                 docker.image('ubuntu-18.04-common').pull()
-                docker.image('ubuntu-18.04-common').inside('-u 0:0 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
+                docker.image('ubuntu-18.04-common').inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
                     stage('build' + DISTRO + ' image') {
                         unstash name: 'dockerfiles'
                         dir('buildscripts/infrastructure/build-nodes/' + DISTRO) {
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/incremental-build.jenkins b/buildscripts/scripts/incremental-build.jenkins
index f0adbfd738048..b1bd441ddffe5 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/incremental-build.jenkins
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/incremental-build.jenkins
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def DAILY_DATA = '/var/jenkins_home/daily-data'
 DISTRO_LIST.each { DISTRO ->
     BUILDS[DISTRO] = {
         node {
-            docker.image(DISTRO).inside('--cap-add=SYS_ADMIN -u 0:0 --network local-infra') {
+            docker.image(DISTRO).inside('--cap-add=SYS_ADMIN -u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  --network local-infra') {
                 stage(DISTRO + 'cleanup') {
                     cleanWs()
                     sh "mount -t overlay overlay -o lowerdir=${DAILY_DATA}/git,upperdir=${DAILY_DATA}/${DISTRO}-dest,workdir=${DAILY_DATA}/${DISTRO}-work ${DAILY_DATA}/${DISTRO}-dest"
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/integration-daily-master.jenkins b/buildscripts/scripts/integration-daily-master.jenkins
index 7ccea5c55f1ad..1535c8e26a56a 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/integration-daily-master.jenkins
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/integration-daily-master.jenkins
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ node {
         IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
         println(IMAGE)
         docker.image(IMAGE).pull()
-        docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
+        docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
             stage('checkout sources') {
                 cleanWs()
                 dir(TEST_DATA + '/git') {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ try {
             node {
                 docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
                     docker.image(DISTRO + '-os-image').pull()
-                    docker.image(DISTRO + '-os-image').inside("-u 0:0 -v /bauwelt/download/$CMK_VERSION:/bauwelt/download/$CMK_VERSION:ro -v $TEST_DATA:$TEST_DATA --init --privileged --network ci_local-infra --hostname ${DISTRO}") {
+                    docker.image(DISTRO + '-os-image').inside("-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v /bauwelt/download/$CMK_VERSION:/bauwelt/download/$CMK_VERSION:ro -v $TEST_DATA:$TEST_DATA --init --privileged --network ci_local-infra --hostname ${DISTRO}") {
                         stage('install ' + DISTRO + ' omd') {
                             DISTRO_CODE = sh ( script: """
                                 case $DISTRO in
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ try {
         docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
             println(DOCKER_REGISTRY)
             IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
-            docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
+            docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
                 stage('checkout sources') {
                     sh 'rm -rf results'
                     dir('results') {
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-build.jenkins b/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-build.jenkins
index aa39c73e8bb77..6f9eb0b524cf1 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-build.jenkins
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-build.jenkins
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ node {
     docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
         IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
         docker.image(IMAGE).pull()
-        docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 -v /var/jenkins_home/daily-data/:/var/jenkins_home/daily-data/ --network ci_local-infra') {
+        docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v /var/jenkins_home/daily-data/:/var/jenkins_home/daily-data/ --network ci_local-infra') {
             stage('checkout sources') {
                 sh "rm -rf ${DAILY_DATA}"
                 sh 'rm -rf *'
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ AGENT_LIST.each { AGENT ->
             node {
                 docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
                     docker.image('agent-builder-' + AGENT).pull()
-                    docker.image('agent-builder-' + AGENT).inside("-u 0:0 -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} --privileged --network ci_local-infra") {
+                    docker.image('agent-builder-' + AGENT).inside("-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} --privileged --network ci_local-infra") {
                         stage('build agent ' + AGENT) {
                             if (AGENT == 'linux-64bit') {
                                 AGENT = ''
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ node {
     docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
         IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
         docker.image(IMAGE).pull()
-        docker.image(IMAGE).inside("-u 0:0 -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} --network ci_local-infra") {
+        docker.image(IMAGE).inside("-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} --network ci_local-infra") {
             stage('create tarball') {
                sh 'rm -rf *'
                unstash name: 'WinMSI'
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ try {
             node {
                 docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
                     docker.image(DISTRO).pull()
-                    docker.image(DISTRO).inside("-u 0:0 -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} --privileged --network ci_local-infra --hostname ${DISTRO}") {
+                    docker.image(DISTRO).inside("-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} --privileged --network ci_local-infra --hostname ${DISTRO}") {
                         stage('build' + DISTRO + ' package') {
                             sh 'rm -rf *'
                             sh 'mkdir work dest'
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ try {
         docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
             IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
             docker.image(IMAGE).pull()
-            docker.image(IMAGE).inside("-u 0:0 -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} -v ${PACKAGE_DIR}:${PACKAGE_DIR} -v ${GPG_KEY_DIR}:${GPG_KEY_DIR}:ro -v ${RELEASE_KEY_DIR}:${RELEASE_KEY_DIR}:ro --network ci_local-infra") {
+            docker.image(IMAGE).inside("-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} -v ${PACKAGE_DIR}:${PACKAGE_DIR} -v ${GPG_KEY_DIR}:${GPG_KEY_DIR}:ro -v ${RELEASE_KEY_DIR}:${RELEASE_KEY_DIR}:ro --network ci_local-infra") {
                 stage('Sign artifacts') {
                     sh """
                         mkdir -p ${ARCHIVE_DIR}
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-cmk-container.jenkins b/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-cmk-container.jenkins
index a45dc1877acbe..bda52caa46557 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-cmk-container.jenkins
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/nightly-cmk-container.jenkins
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ node {
     docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
         IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
         docker.image(IMAGE).pull()
-        docker.image(IMAGE).inside("-u 0:0 -v ${PACKAGE_DIR}/${CMK_VERS}:${PACKAGE_DIR}/${CMK_VERS} -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock  -v ${GPG_KEY_DIR}:${GPG_KEY_DIR}:ro -v ${RELEASE_KEY_DIR}:${RELEASE_KEY_DIR} -v /root/.cmk-credentials:/root/.cmk-credentials --network ci_local-infra") {
+        docker.image(IMAGE).inside("-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v ${PACKAGE_DIR}/${CMK_VERS}:${PACKAGE_DIR}/${CMK_VERS} -v ${DAILY_DATA}:${DAILY_DATA} -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock  -v ${GPG_KEY_DIR}:${GPG_KEY_DIR}:ro -v ${RELEASE_KEY_DIR}:${RELEASE_KEY_DIR} -v /root/.cmk-credentials:/root/.cmk-credentials --network ci_local-infra") {
             stage('Build Container') {
                sh """
                    cd ${DAILY_DATA}/git/
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/os-nodes.jenkins b/buildscripts/scripts/os-nodes.jenkins
index 7a52baf2a4e45..653037a284f0a 100644
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/os-nodes.jenkins
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/os-nodes.jenkins
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ node {
     docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
         IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
         docker.image(IMAGE).pull()
-        docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
+        docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
             stage('checkout sources') {
                 cleanWs()
                 checkout(scm)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DISTRO_LIST.each { DISTRO ->
         node {
             docker.withRegistry(DOCKER_REGISTRY, 'nexus') {
                 IMAGE = 'ubuntu-18.04-common'
-                docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
+                docker.image(IMAGE).inside('-u 0:0 --ulimit nofile=1024:1024  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN --network ci_local-infra') {
                     stage('build ' + DISTRO + ' os-image') {
                         unstash name: 'dockerfiles'
                         unstash name: 'distroinfos'