diff --git a/ratbagd.service.in b/ratbagd.service.in
index 053bc77f..db07f0aa 100644
--- a/ratbagd.service.in
+++ b/ratbagd.service.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Description=Daemon to introspect and modify configuable mice
 Type=dbus
 BusName=org.freedesktop.ratbag1
 ExecStart=__BIN_PREFIX__/ratbagd
+Restart=on-abort
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target