diff --git a/lib/gemini.js b/lib/gemini.js
index 5f5c419b8..042bf68e1 100644
--- a/lib/gemini.js
+++ b/lib/gemini.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const PassthroughEmitter = require('./passthrough-emitter');
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
 const q = require('bluebird-q');
 const pluginsLoader = require('plugins-loader');
+const gracefulFs = require('graceful-fs');
 
 const Config = require('./config');
 const GeminiError = require('./errors/gemini-error');
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ const PREFIX = require('../package').name + '-';
 require('http').globalAgent.maxSockets = Infinity;
 Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs-extra'));
 
+// patch fs module prototype for preventing EMFILE error (too many open files)
+gracefulFs.gracefulify(require('fs'));
+
 const parseBrowsers = (browsers) => {
     return browsers && browsers.replace(/\s/g, '').split(',');
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17d2f5342..09853721b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "gemini-configparser": "^0.1.1",
     "gemini-core": "^1.0.0",
     "gemini-coverage": "^1.0.0",
+    "graceful-fs": "^4.1.11",
     "handlebars": "^4.0.5",
     "inherit": "~2.2.1",
     "js-yaml": "^3.2.5",