diff --git a/init.d/runSCdaq.service b/init.d/runSCdaq.service
index a05d2a2e2185b802970fe0c9f90ee7d5759f9ec4..e7118977adef88b23b20bc9c84ab05686f0f31cf 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