diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a912892..c120127 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ es_data_dirs: "/var/lib/elasticsearch"
 es_log_dir: "/var/log/elasticsearch"
 es_work_dir: "/tmp/elasticsearch"
 es_plugin_dir: "/usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins"
-es_max_open_files: 65535
+es_max_open_files: 65536