diff --git a/machines/manager/rdma.nix b/machines/manager/rdma.nix
index 3bcb409..a9ac2b8 100644
--- a/machines/manager/rdma.nix
+++ b/machines/manager/rdma.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ with lib;
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "simple";
       ExecStart = "${pkgs.opensm}/bin/opensm --guid '0x0002c9030052188b'";
+
+      Restart = "on-failure";
+      RestartSec = "5s";
     };
 
     wantedBy = [ "network-online.target" ];