diff --git a/hosts/containers/grafana/default.nix b/hosts/containers/grafana/default.nix
index 24989552..db0cd5c2 100644
--- a/hosts/containers/grafana/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/containers/grafana/default.nix
@@ -61,14 +61,19 @@ in {
       }];
     };
   };
-  systemd.services = builtins.foldl' (services: service:
-    services // {
-      "${service}".serviceConfig = {
-        RestartSec = 60;
-        Restart = "always";
-      };
-    }
-  ) {} restartServices;
+  systemd.services =
+    builtins.foldl' (services: service:
+      services // {
+        "${service}".serviceConfig = {
+          RestartSec = 60;
+          Restart = "always";
+        };
+      }
+    ) {} restartServices
+    // {
+      # work around our slow storage that can't keep up
+      influxdb.serviceConfig.LimitNOFILES = 102400;
+    };
 
   # TODO: workaround for https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/157931
   nixpkgs.config.permittedInsecurePackages = [