diff --git a/monit/generate.py b/monit/generate.py
index f53a5b5c..48014199 100755
--- a/monit/generate.py
+++ b/monit/generate.py
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ def file_monitrc(hostname = host) :
         config += '  start program = "/etc/init.d/nscd start"\n'
         config += '  stop  program = "/etc/init.d/nscd stop"\n'
         config += '  if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout\n'
+        config += '  if failed unixsocket /var/run/.nscd_socket then restart\n'
         config += '\n'
 
     # nut - upsmonitor