diff --git a/modules/nixos/dgn-monitoring/default.nix b/modules/nixos/dgn-monitoring/default.nix
index 17c403e1..57d571c1 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/dgn-monitoring/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/dgn-monitoring/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let
     filterAttrs
     mapAttrsToList
     mkEnableOption
+    mkForce
     mkIf
     ;
 
@@ -77,5 +78,8 @@ in
         Upload.URL = "http://${meta.network.storage01.netbirdIp}:9428/insert/journald";
       };
     };
+
+    # Don't restart too often to reduce e-mail notifications when the network or the database is down
+    systemd.services.systemd-journal-upload.serviceConfig.RestartSec = mkForce 60;
   };
 }