diff --git a/bin/tests/system/doth/stress_http_quota.py b/bin/tests/system/doth/stress_http_quota.py
index e2ddae1819..0ca0046e72 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/doth/stress_http_quota.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/doth/stress_http_quota.py
@@ -18,12 +18,20 @@ import random
 import time
 
 from functools import reduce
+from resource import getrlimit
+from resource import setrlimit
+from resource import RLIMIT_NOFILE
 
 MULTIDIG_INSTANCES = 10
 CONNECT_TRIES = 5
 
 random.seed()
 
+# Ensure we have enough file desriptors to work
+rlimit_nofile = getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE)
+if rlimit_nofile[0] < 1024:
+    setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, (1024, rlimit_nofile[1]))
+
 
 # Introduce some random delay
 def jitter():