diff --git a/docker/entrypoint-poolimage.sh b/docker/entrypoint-poolimage.sh
index 330e3e991814..d4ccf4725fb4 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint-poolimage.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint-poolimage.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ echo "reference: "  $0
 if [ -z "$LOGLEVEL" ]; then
 	LOGLEVEL=info
 fi
+
+# Disabling coredumps by default in the shell where zrepl runs
+ulimit -c 0
+# Being ulimit shell specific, ulimit -c in container shows as unlimited
+
 echo "sleeping for 2 sec"
 sleep 2
 ARCH=$(uname -m)