diff --git a/roles/backup/templates/backup.service b/roles/backup/templates/backup.service
index 7106cb1..bbe05bc 100644
--- a/roles/backup/templates/backup.service
+++ b/roles/backup/templates/backup.service
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 Description=Nightly backup service
 After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
+StartLimitInterval=600
+StartLimitBurst=5
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 MemoryMax=256M
 ExecStart=/opt/backup.sh
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target