diff --git a/scripts/main/smp-server.service b/scripts/main/smp-server.service
index 6d365041d..61c695217 100644
--- a/scripts/main/smp-server.service
+++ b/scripts/main/smp-server.service
@@ -5,12 +5,21 @@ Description=SMP server
 User=smp
 Group=smp
 Type=simple
+
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/smp-server start +RTS -N -RTS 
 ExecStopPost=/usr/local/bin/simplex-servers-stopscript smp-server
+
 LimitNOFILE=65535
 KillSignal=SIGINT
+
 TimeoutStartSec=infinity
 TimeoutStopSec=infinity
+
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10s
+StartLimitBurst=3
+StartLimitInterval=60s
+
 AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
 
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diff --git a/scripts/main/xftp-server.service b/scripts/main/xftp-server.service
index fcde29bf8..32229a47e 100644
--- a/scripts/main/xftp-server.service
+++ b/scripts/main/xftp-server.service
@@ -5,12 +5,21 @@ Description=XFTP server
 User=xftp
 Group=xftp
 Type=simple
+
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/xftp-server start +RTS -N -RTS
 ExecStopPost=/usr/local/bin/simplex-servers-stopscript xftp-server
+
 LimitNOFILE=65535
 KillSignal=SIGINT
+
 TimeoutStartSec=infinity
 TimeoutStopSec=infinity
+
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10s
+StartLimitBurst=3
+StartLimitInterval=60s
+
 AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
    
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