diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index 0c622a49..fc23efd2 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Config(object):
                                  type='bool', choices=[True, False], default=True)
         self.parser.add_argument('--keep_ssl_cert', help='Disable new SSL cert generation on startup', action='store_true')
         self.parser.add_argument('--max_files_opened', help='Change maximum opened files allowed by OS to this value on startup',
-                                 default=1024, type=int, metavar='limit')
+                                 default=2048, type=int, metavar='limit')
         self.parser.add_argument('--use_tempfiles', help='Use temporary files when downloading (experimental)',
                                  type='bool', choices=[True, False], default=False)
         self.parser.add_argument('--stream_downloads', help='Stream download directly to files (experimental)',