diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/imwheel.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/imwheel.nix
index 3923df498e7..51f72dadbd4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/imwheel.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/imwheel.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ in
             "--kill"
           ] ++ cfg.extraOptions);
           ExecStop = "${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill imwheel";
-          Restart = "on-failure";
+          RestartSec = 3;
+          Restart = "always";
         };
       };
     };