diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-wal-receiver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-wal-receiver.nix
index d9a37037992..3d9869d5343 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-wal-receiver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/backup/postgresql-wal-receiver.nix
@@ -169,13 +169,14 @@ in {
     systemd.services = with attrsets; mapAttrs' (name: config: nameValuePair "postgresql-wal-receiver-${name}" {
       description = "PostgreSQL WAL receiver (${name})";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      startLimitIntervalSec = 0; # retry forever, useful in case of network disruption
 
       serviceConfig = {
         User = "postgres";
         Group = "postgres";
         KillSignal = "SIGINT";
         Restart = "always";
-        RestartSec = 30;
+        RestartSec = 60;
       };
 
       inherit (config) environment;