diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service b/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service
index a4479c49c..04bbc5875 100644
--- a/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service
+++ b/distros/ubuntu1604/zoneminder.service
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl start
 ExecReload=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl restart
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/zmpkg.pl stop
 PIDFile=/var/run/zm/zm.pid
-Restart=on-abnormal
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
 Environment=TZ=:/etc/localtime
 
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