diff --git a/init.d/runSCdaq.service b/init.d/runSCdaq.service
index 5ac3adc942f406e2873c0f0309731bbeb904bf63..20df047ab9d46801609bfa33a11139f4a08096ff 100644
--- a/init.d/runSCdaq.service
+++ b/init.d/runSCdaq.service
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ User=scouter
 Group=scouter
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/scdaq/scripts
 Restart=always
-RestartSec=10
+RestartSec=5
+StartLimitIntervalSec=100
+StartLimitBurst=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target