diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/system/cachix-watch-store.nix b/nixos/modules/services/system/cachix-watch-store.nix
index 85e9509bcc82..89157b460b9a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/system/cachix-watch-store.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/system/cachix-watch-store.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ in
       after = [ "network-online.target" ];
       path = [ config.nix.package ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      unitConfig = {
+        # allow to restart indefinitely
+        StartLimitIntervalSec = 0;
+      };
       serviceConfig = {
+        # don't put too much stress on the machine when restarting
+        RestartSec = 1;
         # we don't want to kill children processes as those are deployments
         KillMode = "process";
         Restart = "on-failure";