diff --git a/dist/nickserver.service b/dist/nickserver.service
index 6d3ca894036550c0375ce610a6c4f3753374e2ff..463fb21be29a2261f08abe55907daaa2c72ef686 100644
--- a/dist/nickserver.service
+++ b/dist/nickserver.service
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Before=apache2.service
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ruby /usr/bin/nickserver start
 Type=forking
+Restart=always
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target