diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 07f1a18..2c8fb88 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
       {% for key, value in nginx_proxy_nginx_env_vars.items() %}
       - "{{ key }}={{ value }}"
       {% endfor %}
-    restart: unless-stopped
+    restart: always
 
   docker-gen:
     image: {{ nginx_proxy_docker_gen_container_image }}:{{ nginx_proxy_docker_gen_container_image_tag }}