diff --git a/init-tools.sh b/init-tools.sh
index f56ac91109f1..ccb798d56a76 100755
--- a/init-tools.sh
+++ b/init-tools.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ case $OSName in
     Darwin)
         OS=OSX
         __DOTNET_PKG=dotnet-osx-x64
+        ulimit -n 2048
         ;;
 
     Linux)
diff --git a/sync.sh b/sync.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 105cd74582d5..5fc84cc3c74d
--- a/sync.sh
+++ b/sync.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $working_tree_root/init-tools.sh
 
 if [ "$sync_src" == true ]; then
     echo "Fetching git database from remote repos..."
-    git fetch --all -p -v &>> $sync_log
+    git fetch --all -p -v >> $sync_log
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         echo -e "\ngit fetch failed. Aborting sync." >> $sync_log
         echo "ERROR: An error occurred while fetching remote source code; see $sync_log for more details."