diff --git a/templates/docker-postgres-service.yml.j2 b/templates/docker-postgres-service.yml.j2
index 46ac6dec..6f3eb8f3 100644
--- a/templates/docker-postgres-service.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/docker-postgres-service.yml.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD={{database_password}}
       - POSTGRES_USER={{database_username}}
       - POSTGRES_DB={{database_databasename}}
-    restart: unless-stopped
+    restart: always
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U {{database_databasename}}"]
       interval: 10s