diff --git a/init.d/runSCdaq.service b/init.d/runSCdaq.service
index 9f8b823c6055b850cd54a2dd2e332c575c2130a5..2eb2a8004d7aa9dbeb49bc78cd8ed6a8520110ef 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
+StartLimitInterval=100
+StartLimitBurst=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target