diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 48d0e07..7957227 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ postgres:
   # macos limits
   limits:
     soft: 64000
-    hard: 64000
+    hard: 128000
 
   # POSTGRES
   # Append the lines under this item to your postgresql.conf file.
diff --git a/postgres/dev.sls b/postgres/dev.sls
index 7171b1f..673cd7f 100644
--- a/postgres/dev.sls
+++ b/postgres/dev.sls
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ postgres_maxfiles_limits_conf:
   file.managed:
     - name: /Library/LaunchDaemons/limit.maxfiles.plist
     - source: salt://{{ tpldir }}/templates/limit.maxfiles.plist
+    - template: jinja
     - context:
-      soft_limit: {{ postgres.limits.soft or postgres.limits.hard }}
-      hard_limit: {{ postgres.limits.hard or postgres.limits.soft }}
+      soft_limit: {{ postgres.limits.soft }}
+      hard_limit: {{ postgres.limits.hard }}
     - group: {{ postgres.group }}
   {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/postgres/osfamilymap.yaml b/postgres/osfamilymap.yaml
index 2a57781..7dd23e2 100644
--- a/postgres/osfamilymap.yaml
+++ b/postgres/osfamilymap.yaml
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ MacOS:
     test: test -f /Users/{{ repo.user }}/Library/AppSupport/postgres_{{ repo.use_upstream_repo }}/PG_VERSION
     user: {{ repo.user }}
     group: {{ repo.group }}
+  # macos limits
+  limits:
+    soft: 64000
+    hard: 64000
 {%- endif %}
 
 # vim: ft=sls