diff -ru cronie-1.5.2/contrib/cronie.systemd cronie-1.5.2_patched/contrib/cronie.systemd
--- cronie-1.5.2/contrib/cronie.systemd	2018-11-27 15:26:46.797288342 +0100
+++ cronie-1.5.2_patched/contrib/cronie.systemd	2018-11-27 15:26:19.479159225 +0100
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/crond -n $CRONDARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillMode=process
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=30s
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target