@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (

 const (

 	backoffMultiplier = 2

 	defaultTimeout    = 100 * time.Millisecond

+	maxRestartTimeout = 1 * time.Minute

 )

 // ErrRestartCanceled is returned when the restart manager has been

@@ -70,11 +71,15 @@ func (rm *restartManager) ShouldRestart(exitCode uint32, hasBeenManuallyStopped

 	if executionDuration.Seconds() >= 10 {

 		rm.timeout = 0

 	}

-	if rm.timeout == 0 {

+	switch {

+	case rm.timeout == 0:

 		rm.timeout = defaultTimeout

-	} else {

+	case rm.timeout < maxRestartTimeout:

 		rm.timeout *= backoffMultiplier

 	}

+	if rm.timeout > maxRestartTimeout {

+		rm.timeout = maxRestartTimeout

+	}

 	var restart bool

 	switch {