diff --git a/ansible/files/pgbouncer_config/pgbouncer.service.j2 b/ansible/files/pgbouncer_config/pgbouncer.service.j2
index 1ec5ea378..7fcc9acbe 100644
--- a/ansible/files/pgbouncer_config/pgbouncer.service.j2
+++ b/ansible/files/pgbouncer_config/pgbouncer.service.j2
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/pgbouncer /etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillSignal=SIGINT
 LimitNOFILE=65536
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target