diff --git a/krebs/3modules/rtorrent.nix b/krebs/3modules/rtorrent.nix
index 0c478aded..d85518993 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/rtorrent.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/rtorrent.nix
@@ -224,13 +224,14 @@ let
             cp -f ${configFile} ${cfg.workDir}/.rtorrent.rc
           '';
           ExecStart = "${pkgs.tmux}/bin/tmux new-session -s rt -n rtorrent -d 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:${makeBinPath rutorrent-deps} ${cfg.package}/bin/rtorrent'";
+          Restart = "always";
+          RestartSec = "10";
 
           ## you can simply sudo -u rtorrent tmux a if privateTmp is set to false
           ## otherwise the tmux session is stored in some private folder in /tmp
           PrivateTmp = false;
 
           WorkingDirectory = cfg.workDir;
-          Restart = "on-failure";
           User = "${cfg.user}";
         };
       };