diff --git a/keepalived/keepalived.service.in b/keepalived/keepalived.service.in
index 75bf0e5..3f078aa 100644
--- a/keepalived/keepalived.service.in
+++ b/keepalived/keepalived.service.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ KillMode=process
 EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/keepalived
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/keepalived $KEEPALIVED_OPTIONS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target