diff --git a/vm-systemd/qubes-firewall.service b/vm-systemd/qubes-firewall.service
index e49d1d69..218defa8 100644
--- a/vm-systemd/qubes-firewall.service
+++ b/vm-systemd/qubes-firewall.service
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Before=qubes-network.service
 [Service]
 Type=notify-reload
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/qubes-firewall
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target