diff --git a/installer/build.ps1 b/installer/build.ps1
index 8a4b0d4d..c643d28a 100644
--- a/installer/build.ps1
+++ b/installer/build.ps1
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Copy-Item -Force $PathToExecutable Work/wmi_exporter.exe
 
 Write-Verbose "Creating wmi_exporter-${Version}-${Arch}.msi"
 $wixArch = @{"amd64" = "x64"; "386" = "x86"}[$Arch]
-$wixOpts = "-ext WixFirewallExtension"
+$wixOpts = "-ext WixFirewallExtension -ext WixUtilExtension"
 Invoke-Expression "WiX\candle.exe -nologo -arch $wixArch $wixOpts -out Work\wmi_exporter.wixobj -dVersion=`"$Version`" wmi_exporter.wxs"
 Invoke-Expression "WiX\light.exe -nologo -spdb $wixOpts -out `"Output\wmi_exporter-${Version}-${Arch}.msi`" Work\wmi_exporter.wixobj"
 
diff --git a/installer/wmi_exporter.wxs b/installer/wmi_exporter.wxs
index 4840e671..f45b78a5 100644
--- a/installer/wmi_exporter.wxs
+++ b/installer/wmi_exporter.wxs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
-     xmlns:fw="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/FirewallExtension">
+     xmlns:fw="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/FirewallExtension"
+     xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
   <?if $(sys.BUILDARCH)=x64 ?>
     <?define PlatformProgramFiles = "ProgramFiles64Folder" ?>
   <?else ?>
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@
         <File Id="wmi_exporter.exe" Name="wmi_exporter.exe" Source="Work\wmi_exporter.exe" KeyPath="yes">
           <fw:FirewallException Id="MetricsEndpoint" Name="WMI Exporter (HTTP [LISTEN_PORT])" Description="WMI Exporter HTTP endpoint" Port="[LISTEN_PORT]" Protocol="tcp" Scope="any" IgnoreFailure="yes" />
         </File>
-        <ServiceInstall Id="InstallExporterService" Name="wmi_exporter" DisplayName="WMI exporter" Description="Exports Prometheus metrics from WMI queries" ErrorControl="normal" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Arguments="--log.format logger:eventlog?name=wmi_exporter [CollectorsFlag] [ListenFlag] [MetricsPathFlag] [TextfileDirFlag]" />
+        <ServiceInstall Id="InstallExporterService" Name="wmi_exporter" DisplayName="WMI exporter" Description="Exports Prometheus metrics from WMI queries" ErrorControl="normal" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Arguments="--log.format logger:eventlog?name=wmi_exporter [CollectorsFlag] [ListenFlag] [MetricsPathFlag] [TextfileDirFlag]">
+          <util:ServiceConfig FirstFailureActionType="restart" SecondFailureActionType="restart" ThirdFailureActionType="restart" RestartServiceDelayInSeconds="5" />
+        </ServiceInstall>
         <ServiceControl Id="ServiceStateControl" Name="wmi_exporter" Remove="uninstall" Start="install" Stop="both" />
       </Component>
       <Component Id="CreateTextfileDirectory" Directory="textfile_inputs" Guid="d03ef58a-9cbf-4165-ad39-d143e9b27e14">