diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index e44ff6bc..9c1e7c45 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -2467,6 +2467,10 @@ static void service_retry(svc_t *svc)
 	int timeout;
 
 	service_timeout_cancel(svc);
+
+	if (is_norespawn())
+		return;
+
 	if (svc->respawn) {
 		dbg("%s crashed/exited, respawning ...", svc_ident(svc, NULL, 0));
 		svc_unblock(svc);
@@ -2771,6 +2775,9 @@ restart:
 			if (sm_in_reload())
 				break;
 
+			if (is_norespawn())
+				break;
+
 			/* Don't start if it conflicts with something else already started */
 			if (svc_conflicts(svc)) {
 				logit(svc->nowarn ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_INFO,