diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-dockerd/handlers/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/cri-dockerd/handlers/main.yml
index f60f28fce..a9edd6e2c 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-dockerd/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-dockerd/handlers/main.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
     masked: false
   listen: Restart and enable cri-dockerd
 
-- name: Cri-dockerd | restart docker.service
-  service:
-    name: docker.service
-    state: restarted
-  listen: Restart and enable cri-dockerd
-
 - name: Cri-dockerd | reload cri-dockerd.socket
   service:
     name: cri-dockerd.socket
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/templates/docker.service.j2 b/roles/container-engine/docker/templates/docker.service.j2
index bc220197d..8f7f780b9 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/templates/docker.service.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/templates/docker.service.j2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ LimitCORE=infinity
 TimeoutStartSec=1min
 # restart the docker process if it exits prematurely
 Restart=on-failure
-StartLimitBurst=3
+StartLimitBurst=10
 StartLimitInterval=60s
 # Set the cgroup slice of the service so that kube reserved takes effect
 {% if kube_reserved is defined and kube_reserved|bool %}