diff --git a/utils/systemd/monerod.service b/utils/systemd/monerod.service
index 96e88a2d3..b6b6b6ce6 100644
--- a/utils/systemd/monerod.service
+++ b/utils/systemd/monerod.service
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ PIDFile=/run/monero/monerod.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/monerod --config-file /etc/monerod.conf \
     --detach --pidfile /run/monero/monerod.pid
 
+Restart=always
+PrivateTmp=true
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target