diff --git a/contrib/systemd/gitea.service b/contrib/systemd/gitea.service
index 758f1590f1..7c09fa3213 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/gitea.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/gitea.service
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ After=network.target
 ###
 #LimitMEMLOCK=infinity
 #LimitNOFILE=65535
+RestartSec=2s
 Type=simple
 User=git
 Group=git