diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/miniflux.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/miniflux.nix
index d65d6db3cdaa..61243a63c582 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/miniflux.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/miniflux.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
-with lib;
 let
+  inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkPackageOption mkOption types literalExpression mkIf mkDefault;
   cfg = config.services.miniflux;
 
   defaultAddress = "localhost:8080";
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ in
 
       package = mkPackageOption pkgs "miniflux" { };
 
-      createDatabaseLocally = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.bool;
+      createDatabaseLocally = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
         default = true;
         description = ''
           Whether a PostgreSQL database should be automatically created and
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ in
       DATABASE_URL = lib.mkIf cfg.createDatabaseLocally "user=miniflux host=/run/postgresql dbname=miniflux";
       RUN_MIGRATIONS = 1;
       CREATE_ADMIN = 1;
+      WATCHDOG = 1;
     };
 
     services.postgresql = lib.mkIf cfg.createDatabaseLocally {
@@ -96,12 +97,18 @@ in
         ++ lib.optionals cfg.createDatabaseLocally [ "postgresql.service" "miniflux-dbsetup.service" ];
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/miniflux";
+        Type = "notify";
+        ExecStart = lib.getExe cfg.package;
         User = "miniflux";
         DynamicUser = true;
         RuntimeDirectory = "miniflux";
         RuntimeDirectoryMode = "0750";
         EnvironmentFile = cfg.adminCredentialsFile;
+        WatchdogSec = 60;
+        WatchdogSignal = "SIGKILL";
+        Restart = "always";
+        RestartSec = 5;
+
         # Hardening
         CapabilityBoundingSet = [ "" ];
         DeviceAllow = [ "" ];