diff --git a/states/salt_minion/templates/salt-minion.service.j2 b/states/salt_minion/templates/salt-minion.service.j2
index 1980263..815d69d 100644
--- a/states/salt_minion/templates/salt-minion.service.j2
+++ b/states/salt_minion/templates/salt-minion.service.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=notify
 KillMode=control-group
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=1
+StartLimitInterval=0
 NotifyAccess=all
 LimitNOFILE=8192
 ExecStart=salt-minion