diff --git a/roles/educontainer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/educontainer/tasks/main.yml
index 70381af..5dea0d7 100644
--- a/roles/educontainer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/educontainer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@
   notify: enable and restart containers
 
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+- name: prepare sysctl configuration
+  file:
+    path: /etc/sysctl.d/inotify.conf
+    state: touch
+
+- name: fix too many open files error
+  sysctl:
+    name: fs.inotify.max_user_instances
+    value: '1024'
+    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.d/inotify.conf
 
 - name: generate links to the initial container
   file: