diff --git a/hosts/Emitter.nix b/hosts/Emitter.nix
index 85d7390..a19034c 100644
--- a/hosts/Emitter.nix
+++ b/hosts/Emitter.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,20 @@
         };
     };
     services.statusEmail.enable = true;
-    systemd.services.burp-client.unitConfig.OnFailure = "status-email@%n.service";
+    systemd.services.burp-client = let
+        retryDelay = 10 * 60;
+        maxRetries = 3;
+    in {
+        unitConfig = {
+            OnFailure = "status-email@%n.service";
+            StartLimitIntervalSec = (maxRetries + 1) * retryDelay;
+            StartLimitBurst = maxRetries;
+        };
+        serviceConfig = {
+            Restart = "on-failure";
+            RestartSec = retryDelay;
+        };
+    };
 
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     # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions