diff --git a/dist/systemd/nomad.service b/dist/systemd/nomad.service
index 331d2f313..4e7a7b740 100644
--- a/dist/systemd/nomad.service
+++ b/dist/systemd/nomad.service
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ KillMode=process
 KillSignal=SIGINT
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/nomad agent -config /etc/nomad
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=30
 LimitNOFILE=65536
 
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