diff --git a/open-vm-tools.service b/open-vm-tools.service
index fbf087b..ecb72f3 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.service
+++ b/open-vm-tools.service
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ ConditionVirtualization=vmware
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/vmtoolsd
-Restart=always
-TimeoutStopSec=2
+Restart=on-failure
+TimeoutStopSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target