diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 544fd79..da09950 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ maintainer_email 'hpcs-mon@hp.com'
 license          'All rights reserved'
 description      'Installs/Configures monasca_notification'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '0.1.19'
+version          '0.1.20'
 depends          'python'
diff --git a/templates/default/monasca-notification.conf.erb b/templates/default/monasca-notification.conf.erb
index e885ff2..e7e59c3 100644
--- a/templates/default/monasca-notification.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/monasca-notification.conf.erb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ console log
 respawn
 
 kill timeout 240
+respawn limit 25 5
 
 setgid <%= node[:monasca_notification][:group] %>
 setuid <%= node[:monasca_notification][:user] %>