diff --git a/pkg/provision/buildroot.go b/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
index bb9651e12f..84b64723e1 100644
--- a/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/buildroot.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ StartLimitBurst=5
 StartLimitIntervalSec=60
 
 [Service]
-Restart=always
+Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=1
 Type=notify
 `
diff --git a/pkg/provision/ubuntu.go b/pkg/provision/ubuntu.go
index 0fc11878b4..bd4dd64ba9 100644
--- a/pkg/provision/ubuntu.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/ubuntu.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ StartLimitBurst=5
 StartLimitIntervalSec=60
 
 [Service]
-Restart=always
+Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=1
 Type=notify
 `