diff --git a/atop-2.3.0-restart.patch b/atop-2.3.0-restart.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..889c462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atop-2.3.0-restart.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--- atop.cronsystemd~	2017-03-25 04:00:03.000000000 -0500
++++ atop.cronsystemd	2017-12-11 12:05:26.269480824 -0600
+@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
+ # daily restart of atop at midnight
+-0 0 * * * root systemctl restart atop
++0 0 * * * root systemctl try-restart atop
diff --git a/atop.spec b/atop.spec
index 40ad620..17a0df8 100644
--- a/atop.spec
+++ b/atop.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           atop
 Version:        2.3.0
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        An advanced interactive monitor to view the load on system and process level
 
 Group:          Applications/System
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source5:        atop.d
 
 Patch0:         nvme_support.patch
 Patch1:         atop-sysconfig.patch
+Patch2:         atop-2.3.0-restart.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel 
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/log/atop
 %{_datadir}/atop/atop.daily
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 11 2017 Gwyn Ciesla  <limburgher@gmail.com> - 2.3.0-7
+- try-restart in cron, not restart, BZ 1524436.
+
 * Fri Dec 08 2017 Gwyn Ciesla  <limburgher@gmail.com> - 2.3.0-6
 - Drop obsolete README.fedora.