diff --git a/cloud.spec b/cloud.spec
index 2aa0f6b220d..ccc74283801 100644
--- a/cloud.spec
+++ b/cloud.spec
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ id %{name} > /dev/null 2>&1 || /usr/sbin/useradd -M -c "Cloud.com unprivileged u
      -r -s /bin/sh -d %{_sharedstatedir}/%{name}/management %{name}|| true
 
 # set max file descriptors for cloud user to 4096
-sed -i /"cloud"/d /etc/security/limits.conf
+sed -i /"cloud hard nofile"/d /etc/security/limits.conf
+sed -i /"cloud soft nofile"/d /etc/security/limits.conf
 echo "cloud hard nofile 4096" >> /etc/security/limits.conf
 echo "cloud soft nofile 4096" >> /etc/security/limits.conf
 rm -rf %{_localstatedir}/cache/%{name}