diff --git a/salt/hive/init.sls b/salt/hive/init.sls
index 179ac5e1a..fd89fac09 100644
--- a/salt/hive/init.sls
+++ b/salt/hive/init.sls
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ hiveesdata:
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
 
+vm.max_map_count:
+  sysctl.present:
+    - value: 262144
+
 so-thehive-es:
   docker_container.running:
     - image: {{ MASTER }}:5000/soshybridhunter/so-thehive-es:{{ VERSION }}