diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service b/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service
index bd4a2d26efb..798a702500f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service
+++ b/srcpkgs/dcron/files/dcron.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Description=Periodic Command Scheduler
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/crond
+Restart=always
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dcron/template b/srcpkgs/dcron/template
index bb0d72f1413..ad8994a661a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dcron/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dcron/template
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'dcron'
 pkgname=dcron
 version=4.5
-revision=16
-distfiles="http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/releases/dcron-${version}.tar.gz"
+revision=17
 short_desc="Dillon's lightweight cron daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/dcron.html"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/releases/dcron-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9e50edb6f5bd8153b16bad05087d985e5153ce45cc01ae77e7f842213fb4a824
 long_desc="
  This lightweight cron daemon aims to be simple and secure, with just enough