diff --git a/faafo/contrib/install-aws.sh b/faafo/contrib/install-aws.sh
index d285fba..9f402f1 100644
--- a/faafo/contrib/install-aws.sh
+++ b/faafo/contrib/install-aws.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ if [[ -e /etc/os-release ]]; then
         faafo_api="
 [program:faafo_api]
 command=$(which faafo-api)
-priority=10"
+priority=10
+startretries=0"
 
         if [[ $ID = 'ubuntu' || $ID = 'debian' ]]; then
             echo "$faafo_api" | sudo tee -a /etc/supervisor/conf.d/faafo.conf
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ priority=10"
         faafo_worker="
 [program:faafo_worker]
 command=$(which faafo-worker)
-priority=20"
+priority=20
+startretries=0"
 
         if [[ $ID = 'ubuntu' || $ID = 'debian' ]]; then
             echo "$faafo_worker" | sudo tee -a /etc/supervisor/conf.d/faafo.conf
diff --git a/faafo/contrib/install.sh b/faafo/contrib/install.sh
index 8c9f348..03c9228 100644
--- a/faafo/contrib/install.sh
+++ b/faafo/contrib/install.sh
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ if [[ -e /etc/os-release ]]; then
         faafo_api="
 [program:faafo_api]
 command=$(which faafo-api)
-priority=10"
+priority=10
+startretries=0"
 
         if [[ $ID = 'ubuntu' || $ID = 'debian' ]]; then
             echo "$faafo_api" | sudo tee -a /etc/supervisor/conf.d/faafo.conf
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ priority=10"
         faafo_worker="
 [program:faafo_worker]
 command=$(which faafo-worker)
-priority=20"
+priority=20
+startretries=0"
 
         if [[ $ID = 'ubuntu' || $ID = 'debian' ]]; then
             echo "$faafo_worker" | sudo tee -a /etc/supervisor/conf.d/faafo.conf