diff --git a/workflow/conf/biohpc.config b/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
index 037d1e43e37c7daeb21489a00dff85701c8f8fd0..7da4c5f0682a25992dbe5bb67d8bd69c9ae48248 100644
--- a/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
+++ b/workflow/conf/biohpc.config
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ process {
   executor = 'slurm'
   queue = 'super'
   clusterOptions = '--hold'
+  beforeScript= 'ulimit -Ss unlimited'
 
   // Process specific configuration
   withName: checkDesignFile {