diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 97e5a0ed..88bc7609 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ http {
   gzip_disable "msie6";
   include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
   include /etc/nginx/sites-available/*;
-  open_file_cache max=100;
+  open_file_cache off; # Disabled for issue 619
   charset UTF-8;
 }