diff --git a/include/lo2s/util.hpp b/include/lo2s/util.hpp
index 3cc0f294..2d85569f 100644
--- a/include/lo2s/util.hpp
+++ b/include/lo2s/util.hpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void try_pin_to_scope(ExecutionScope scope);
 int get_cgroup_mountpoint_fd(std::string cgroup);
 
 void bump_rlimit_fd();
-struct rlimit save_rlimit_fd();
+struct rlimit initial_rlimit_fd();
 
 Thread gettid();
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b48ff637..83c7eaec 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
     // do not use select(), so we can safely bump the limit, but whatever command we are running
     // under lo2s might (and resource limits are preserved accross fork()) so preserve it here so
     // that we can restore it later
-    lo2s::save_rlimit_fd();
+    lo2s::initial_rlimit_fd();
     lo2s::bump_rlimit_fd();
 
     try
diff --git a/src/monitor/process_monitor_main.cpp b/src/monitor/process_monitor_main.cpp
index 12238809..caa98829 100644
--- a/src/monitor/process_monitor_main.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/process_monitor_main.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ namespace monitor
 
 [[noreturn]] static void run_command(const std::vector<std::string>& command_and_args)
 {
-    struct rlimit saved_rlimit = save_rlimit_fd();
-    setrlimit(RLIMIT_OFILE, &saved_rlimit);
+    struct rlimit initial_rlimit = initial_rlimit_fd();
+    setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &initial_rlimit);
 
     /* kill yourself if the parent dies */
     prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGHUP);
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index da22a1d9..a71dcbff 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ std::string get_nec_thread_comm(Thread thread)
     return std::accumulate(args.begin(), args.end(), std::string(""));
 }
 
-struct rlimit save_rlimit_fd()
+struct rlimit initial_rlimit_fd()
 {
     static struct rlimit current;
 
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ struct rlimit save_rlimit_fd()
     {
         getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &current);
     }
+
     return current;
 }