diff --git a/internal/container/container.go b/internal/container/container.go
index 0e240a7..1053db7 100644
--- a/internal/container/container.go
+++ b/internal/container/container.go
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ type CopyFileConfig struct {
 // restarting, err can be non-nil.
 type ShouldRestartFunc func(exitCode int64, restartCount int, runningTime time.Duration) (bool, error)
 
+// defaultRestartInterval is the default interval between restarts.
+// TODO: exponential backoff
+const defaultRestartInterval = 10 * time.Second
+
 // RunContainerParams are the parameters for running a container.
 type RunContainerParams struct {
 	Name               string
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ type RunContainerParams struct {
 	NetworkCountConfig NetworkCountConfig
 	CopyFileConfigs    []CopyFileConfig
 	ShouldRestart      ShouldRestartFunc
+	RestartInterval    time.Duration // defaults to 10 seconds
 }
 
 // RunContainer runs a container with the given parameters.
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@ func (a *Client) RunContainer(ctx context.Context, params RunContainerParams) (<
 			params.ContainerConfig.Image,
 			params.NetworkCountConfig,
 			params.ShouldRestart,
+			cmp.Or(params.RestartInterval, defaultRestartInterval),
 			containerStateC,
 			errC,
 		)
@@ -335,6 +341,7 @@ func (a *Client) runContainerLoop(
 	imageName string,
 	networkCountConfig NetworkCountConfig,
 	shouldRestartFunc ShouldRestartFunc,
+	restartInterval time.Duration,
 	stateC chan<- domain.Container,
 	errC chan<- error,
 ) {
@@ -359,10 +366,10 @@ func (a *Client) runContainerLoop(
 	// The goroutine exits when a value is received on the error channel, or when
 	// the container exits and is not restarting, or when the context is cancelled.
 	go func() {
-		const restartDuration = 5 * time.Second
-		timer := time.NewTimer(restartDuration)
+		timer := time.NewTimer(restartInterval)
 		defer timer.Stop()
 		timer.Stop()
+
 		var restartCount int
 
 		for {
@@ -377,28 +384,39 @@ func (a *Client) runContainerLoop(
 					}
 					if !shouldRestart {
 						a.logger.Info("Container exited", "id", shortID(containerID), "should_restart", "false", "exit_code", resp.StatusCode, "restart_count", restartCount)
-						containerRespC <- containerWaitResponse{WaitResponse: resp, restarting: false, err: err}
+						containerRespC <- containerWaitResponse{
+							WaitResponse: resp,
+							restarting:   false,
+							restartCount: restartCount,
+							err:          err,
+						}
 						return
 					}
 				}
 
-				restartCount++
-
-				// TODO: exponential backoff
 				a.logger.Info("Container exited", "id", shortID(containerID), "should_restart", "true", "exit_code", resp.StatusCode, "restart_count", restartCount)
-				timer.Reset(restartDuration)
+				timer.Reset(restartInterval)
 
-				containerRespC <- containerWaitResponse{WaitResponse: resp, restarting: true}
+				containerRespC <- containerWaitResponse{
+					WaitResponse: resp,
+					restarting:   true,
+					restartCount: restartCount,
+				}
 			case <-timer.C:
+				fmt.Println("ContainerWait timer expired")
 				a.logger.Info("Container restarting", "id", shortID(containerID), "restart_count", restartCount)
+				restartCount++
 				if err := a.apiClient.ContainerStart(ctx, containerID, container.StartOptions{}); err != nil {
 					containerErrC <- fmt.Errorf("container start: %w", err)
 					return
 				}
+				a.logger.Info("Restarted container", "id", shortID(containerID))
 			case err := <-errC:
+				fmt.Println("ContainerWait error", err)
 				containerErrC <- err
 				return
 			case <-ctx.Done():
+				fmt.Println("ContainerWait cancelled")
 				// This is probably because the container was stopped.
 				containerRespC <- containerWaitResponse{WaitResponse: container.WaitResponse{}, restarting: false}
 				return
diff --git a/internal/container/container_test.go b/internal/container/container_test.go
index 7248b2a..a050002 100644
--- a/internal/container/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/container/container_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package container_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -126,6 +127,119 @@ func TestClientRunContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	<-done
 }
 
+func TestClientRunContainerWithRestart(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := testhelpers.NewTestLogger(t)
+
+	// channels returned by Docker's ContainerWait:
+	containerWaitC := make(chan dockercontainer.WaitResponse)
+	containerErrC := make(chan error)
+
+	// channels returned by Docker's Events:
+	eventsC := make(chan events.Message)
+	eventsErrC := make(chan error)
+
+	var dockerClient mocks.DockerClient
+	defer dockerClient.AssertExpectations(t)
+
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		NetworkCreate(mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(func(opts network.CreateOptions) bool {
+			return opts.Driver == "bridge" && len(opts.Labels) > 0
+		})).
+		Return(network.CreateResponse{ID: "test-network"}, nil)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		ImagePull(mock.Anything, "alpine", image.PullOptions{}).
+		Return(io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(nil)), nil)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		ContainerCreate(mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, (*ocispec.Platform)(nil), mock.Anything).
+		Return(dockercontainer.CreateResponse{ID: "123"}, nil)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		NetworkConnect(mock.Anything, "test-network", "123", (*network.EndpointSettings)(nil)).
+		Return(nil)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		ContainerStart(mock.Anything, "123", dockercontainer.StartOptions{}).
+		Once().
+		Return(nil)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		ContainerStats(mock.Anything, "123", true).
+		Return(dockercontainer.StatsResponseReader{Body: io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(nil))}, nil)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		ContainerWait(mock.Anything, "123", dockercontainer.WaitConditionNextExit).
+		Return(containerWaitC, containerErrC)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		Events(mock.Anything, events.ListOptions{Filters: filters.NewArgs(filters.Arg("container", "123"), filters.Arg("type", "container"))}).
+		Return(eventsC, eventsErrC)
+	dockerClient.
+		EXPECT().
+		ContainerStart(mock.Anything, "123", dockercontainer.StartOptions{}). // restart
+		Return(nil)
+
+	containerClient, err := container.NewClient(t.Context(), &dockerClient, logger)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	containerStateC, errC := containerClient.RunContainer(t.Context(), container.RunContainerParams{
+		Name:            "test-run-container",
+		ChanSize:        1,
+		ContainerConfig: &dockercontainer.Config{Image: "alpine"},
+		HostConfig:      &dockercontainer.HostConfig{},
+		ShouldRestart: func(_ int64, restartCount int, _ time.Duration) (bool, error) {
+			fmt.Println("ShouldRestart", restartCount)
+			if restartCount == 0 {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+
+			return false, errors.New("max restarts reached")
+		},
+		RestartInterval: 10 * time.Millisecond,
+	})
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
+
+		require.NoError(t, <-errC)
+	}()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "pulling", (<-containerStateC).Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "created", (<-containerStateC).Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "running", (<-containerStateC).Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "running", (<-containerStateC).Status)
+
+	// Enough time for the restart to occur:
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	containerWaitC <- dockercontainer.WaitResponse{StatusCode: 1}
+
+	state := <-containerStateC
+	assert.Equal(t, "restarting", state.Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "unhealthy", state.HealthState)
+	assert.Nil(t, state.ExitCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, state.RestartCount) // not incremented until the actual restart
+
+	// During the restart, the "running" status is triggered by Docker events
+	// only. So we don't expect one in unit tests. (Probably the initial startup
+	// flow should behave the same.)
+
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	containerWaitC <- dockercontainer.WaitResponse{StatusCode: 1}
+
+	state = <-containerStateC
+	assert.Equal(t, "exited", state.Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "unhealthy", state.HealthState)
+	require.NotNil(t, state.ExitCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, *state.ExitCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, state.RestartCount)
+
+	<-done
+}
+
 func TestClientRunContainerErrorStartingContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := testhelpers.NewTestLogger(t)