diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd.service b/node-daemon/pvcd.service
index 8c2fbc27..60dfcce4 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd.service
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ WorkingDirectory = /usr/share/pvc
 Environment = PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
 Environment = PVCD_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/pvc/pvcd.yaml
 ExecStart = /usr/share/pvc/pvcd.py
-Restart = never
+Restart = on-failure
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy = multi-user.target