diff --git a/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh b/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
index a2a63f8cd5..78b01627d8 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
+++ b/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
@@ -316,6 +316,16 @@ _procd_append_param() {
 }
 
 _procd_close_instance() {
+	local respawn_vals
+	if json_select respawn ; then
+		json_get_values respawn_vals
+		if [ -z "$respawn_vals" ]; then
+			local respawn_retry=$(uci_get system.@service[0].respawn_retry)
+			_procd_add_array_data 3600 5 ${respawn_retry:-5}
+		fi
+		json_select ..
+	fi
+
 	json_close_object
 }