diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/critical_processes b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/critical_processes
index 3165d13ecdbc..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/critical_processes
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/critical_processes
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-program:ledd
-program:xcvrd
-program:psud
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
index 8347ee10f968..0af4ea03f7c2 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ dependent_startup=true
 command=/usr/local/bin/chassisd
 priority=3
 autostart=false
-autorestart=false
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
-startsecs=0
+startsecs=10
 dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 {% endif %}
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 command={% if API_VERSION == 3 and 'ledd' not in python2_daemons %}python3 {% else %} python2 {% endif %}/usr/local/bin/ledd
 priority=5
 autostart=false
-autorestart=false
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
-startsecs=0
+startsecs=10
 dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 {% endif %}
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ command={% if API_VERSION == 3 and 'xcvrd' not in python2_daemons %}python3 {% e
 {% endif %}
 priority=6
 autostart=false
-autorestart=false
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
-startsecs=0
+startsecs=10
 dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 {% endif %}
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 command={% if API_VERSION == 3 and 'psud' not in python2_daemons %}python3 {% else %} python2 {% endif %}/usr/local/bin/psud
 priority=7
 autostart=false
-autorestart=false
+autorestart=unexpected
 stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
-startsecs=0
+startsecs=10
 dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 {% endif %}