diff --git a/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-serve.service.j2 b/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-serve.service.j2
index d09bb062a..b4d160db4 100644
--- a/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-serve.service.j2
+++ b/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix-serve.service.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ After=syslog.target network.target local-fs.target
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 ExecStart={{ iiab_base }}/kiwix/bin/kiwix-serve --daemon --port {{ kiwix_port }} --nolibrarybutton --library {{ kiwix_library_xml }} --urlRootLocation={{ kiwix_url }}
+Restart=on-abort
+RestartSec=5s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target