diff --git a/contrib/systemd/system/podman-kube@.service.in b/contrib/systemd/system/podman-kube@.service.in
index 824f71eb09..dac5da7cda 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/system/podman-kube@.service.in
+++ b/contrib/systemd/system/podman-kube@.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ RequiresMountsFor=%t/containers
 
 [Service]
 Environment=PODMAN_SYSTEMD_UNIT=%n
-Restart=never
 TimeoutStopSec=70
 ExecStart=@@PODMAN@@ play kube --replace --service-container=true %I
 ExecStop=@@PODMAN@@ play kube --down %I