diff --git a/hosts/containers/elastic/configuration.nix b/hosts/containers/elastic/configuration.nix
index d14e2ccf..a7a2fa31 100644
--- a/hosts/containers/elastic/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/containers/elastic/configuration.nix
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
     cluster_name = "zentralwerk";
     dataDir = "/srv/elasticsearch";
     listenAddress = "0.0.0.0";
-
+    extraJavaOptions = [ "-Xms2g" "-Xmx2g" ];
   };
+  systemd.services.elasticsearch.serviceConfig.Restart = "always";
 
   # does not work, needs to be set on hv (done through ansible)
   boot.kernel.sysctl = {