diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/taskserver/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/taskserver/default.nix
index 261d4d4d4b0d..4d3afdeedfa7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/taskserver/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/taskserver/default.nix
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ in {
         serviceConfig = {
           ExecStart = "@${taskd} taskd server";
           ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -USR1 $MAINPID";
+          Restart = "on-failure";
           PermissionsStartOnly = true;
           PrivateTmp = true;
           PrivateDevices = true;