diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 0af1b58b7cae..0f21ef012639 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ in
         '';
       serviceConfig = {
         ExecStart = "${nginx}/bin/nginx -c ${configFile} -p ${cfg.stateDir}";
+        Restart = "on-failure";
+        RestartSec = "10s";
+        StartLimitInterval = "1min";
       };
     };