diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/headscale.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/headscale.nix
index bd17f005f69b..48a83988597a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/headscale.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/headscale.nix
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ in
         in
         {
           Restart = "always";
+          RestartSec = "5s";
           Type = "simple";
           User = cfg.user;
           Group = cfg.group;