diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/ssh/sshd_config b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/ssh/sshd_config
index 2bcd6e5e580..1bc29b777bb 100644
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/ssh/sshd_config
@@ -112,9 +112,11 @@ AcceptEnv LC_IDENTIFICATION LC_ALL
 #ShowPatchLevel no
 UseDNS no
 #PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid
-#MaxStartups 10
 #PermitTunnel no
 
+MaxStartups 1000
+MaxSessions 1000
+
 # no default banner path
 #Banner /some/path