diff --git a/test/integration/config.yml b/test/integration/config.yml
index 881d442..e8b623d 100644
--- a/test/integration/config.yml
+++ b/test/integration/config.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     #add a custom log4j file
     es_config_log4j2: "./files/logging/log4j2.properties.custom.j2"
     es_api_port: 9401
+    es_max_threads: 3000
     es_plugins:
       - plugin: ingest-attachment
       - plugin: ingest-user-agent
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb
index bab4500..9631a4c 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/config_spec.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ shared_examples 'config::init' do |es_version,plugins|
     describe file('/usr/lib/systemd/system/node1_elasticsearch.service') do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should contain 'LimitMEMLOCK=infinity' }
+      it { should contain 'LimitNPROC=3000' }
     end
   else
     describe file('/etc/init.d/node1_elasticsearch') do