diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nebula.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nebula.nix
index de4439415cf..c83cd9d521c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nebula.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nebula.nix
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ in
                 Group = networkId;
               })
             ];
+            unitConfig.StartLimitIntervalSec = 0; # ensure Restart=always is always honoured (networks can go down for arbitrarily long)
           };
         }) enabledNetworks);