diff --git a/openbsc/contrib/systemd/osmo-bsc-mgcp.service b/openbsc/contrib/systemd/osmo-bsc-mgcp.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=OpenBSC MGCP
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/osmo-bsc_mgcp -c /etc/osmocom/osmo-bsc-mgcp.cfg
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=2