diff --git a/containers/heisenbridge.nix b/containers/heisenbridge.nix
index 5d634a4..4c25598 100644
--- a/containers/heisenbridge.nix
+++ b/containers/heisenbridge.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ nglib.makeSystem {
 
       init.services.heisenbridge = {
         enabled = true;
-        shutdownOnExit = true;
+        # heisenbridge needs to retry the connection and task restarting does not work currently
+        shutdownOnExit = false;
         script =
           let
             config =