diff --git a/macroboard.service b/macroboard.service
index 933afd5..6562f0e 100644
--- a/macroboard.service
+++ b/macroboard.service
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Description=MacroBoard listener that handles incoming events and executes macros
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/macroboard_service
-Restart=on-failure
+Restart=always
+TimeoutSec=3
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
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