diff --git a/scripts/ddtest b/scripts/ddtest
index b3d2ceb701a..fc3768289c0 100755
--- a/scripts/ddtest
+++ b/scripts/ddtest
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if [[ "${CIRCLECI}" = "true" ]]; then
                    --quiet-pull \
                    --rm \
                    testrunner \
-                   bash -c "$FULL_CMD"
+                   bash -c "ulimit -c unlimited || true && $FULL_CMD"
 else
     docker-compose run \
                    -e DD_TRACE_AGENT_URL \