diff --git a/modules/microvm.nix b/modules/microvm.nix
index 83d9c2a8..2b354ad9 100644
--- a/modules/microvm.nix
+++ b/modules/microvm.nix
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@ in
 
           group "nixos-${config.system.nixos.label}" {
             count = 1
-            restart { attempts = 1 }
+            restart {
+              attempts = 2
+              delay = "10s"
+              mode = "delay"
+              interval = "10m"
+            }
             ${lib.concatMapStrings (interface@{ id, ... }: ''
               task "interface-${id}" {
                 lifecycle {