diff --git a/krebs/3modules/newsbot-js.nix b/krebs/3modules/newsbot-js.nix
index d372081ee..00e346f8e 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/newsbot-js.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/newsbot-js.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ let
           User = "newsbot-js";
           Restart = "always";
           ExecStart = "${newsbot.package}/bin/newsbot";
+          WatchdogSec = "86400";
         };
       }
     ) cfg;