diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 27bc3e1878..3401eeefca 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   - config
   - service
 
-- name: install systemd config files
+- name: install systemd config files (memory)
   copy: >
     src=systemd-memory-limit.conf
     dest=/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}.service.d/memory-limit.conf
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@
   - config
   - service
 
+- name: install systemd config files (restart)
+  template: >
+    src=systemd-restart.conf.j2
+    dest=/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}.service.d/restart.conf
+  with_items: "{{ koschei_backend_services }}"
+  notify:
+  - reload systemd
+  tags:
+  - koschei
+  - config
+  - service
+
 - name: install config files
   template: >
     src="{{ item }}.j2"
diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/templates/systemd-restart-limit.conf.j2 b/roles/koschei/backend/templates/systemd-restart-limit.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cf6fd950d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/templates/systemd-restart-limit.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Service]
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+RestartSec=600
+{% else %}
+RestartSec=10
+{% endif %}