diff --git a/examples/graphics.nix b/examples/graphics.nix
index cbce2f41..f29405fb 100644
--- a/examples/graphics.nix
+++ b/examples/graphics.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
           # Environment = "WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1";
           ExecStart = "${wayland-proxy-virtwl}/bin/wayland-proxy-virtwl --virtio-gpu --x-display=0 --xwayland-binary=${xwayland}/bin/Xwayland";
           Restart = "on-failure";
-          RestartSec = 1;
+          RestartSec = 5;
         };
         wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
       };
diff --git a/nixos-modules/host.nix b/nixos-modules/host.nix
index 1ac2b86b..75eef750 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/host.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/host.nix
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ in
           GuessMainPID = "no";
           WorkingDirectory = "${stateDir}/%i";
           Restart = "always";
-          RestartSec = "1s";
+          RestartSec = "5s";
           SyslogIdentifier = "microvm-virtiofsd@%i";
           LimitNOFILE = 1048576;
         };
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ in
           ExecStop = "${stateDir}/%i/booted/bin/microvm-shutdown";
           TimeoutStopSec = 90;
           Restart = "always";
-          RestartSec = "1s";
+          RestartSec = "5s";
           User = user;
           Group = group;
           SyslogIdentifier = "microvm@%i";