diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix
index 6bcf2eaca82a..83cd3e231000 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ in
           ${cfg.extraOpts}
         '';
         WorkingDirectory = top.dataDir;
+        Restart = "on-failure";
+        RestartSec = 5;
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix
index 655e6f8b6e20..0305b9aefe59 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ in
         WorkingDirectory = top.dataDir;
         User = "kubernetes";
         Group = "kubernetes";
+        Restart = "on-failure";
+        RestartSec = 5;
       };
     };