diff --git a/debian/auth-server.service b/debian/auth-server.service
index ae20161bf327cb50e1351ae1b4ff2f82bd48898b..2fab4eea67f65ab05d6eac739f4e9a890cf9cbb9 100644
--- a/debian/auth-server.service
+++ b/debian/auth-server.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Type=notify
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/auth-server
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/auth-server --systemd-socket $OPTIONS
 Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=3s
 User=auth-server
 
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