diff --git a/ejabberd.service.template b/ejabberd.service.template
index 7322e07c3..ff159f85c 100644
--- a/ejabberd.service.template
+++ b/ejabberd.service.template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Type=forking
 User=ejabberd
 Group=ejabberd
 LimitNOFILE=16000
+Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 ExecStart=@ctlscriptpath@/ejabberdctl start
 ExecStop=@ctlscriptpath@/ejabberdctl stop