diff -Nru walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/changelog walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/changelog
--- walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/changelog	2016-03-08 11:01:16.000000000 -0600
+++ walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/changelog	2016-04-25 14:55:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+walinuxagent (2.0.16-0ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Restart walinuxagent via upstart when agent fails. (LP: #1549789):
+
+ -- Robert C Jennings <robert.jennings@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:47:17 -0500
+
 walinuxagent (2.0.16-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release for bug fixes (LP: #1549789)
diff -Nru walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/upstart walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/upstart
--- walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/upstart	2015-08-14 16:02:47.000000000 -0500
+++ walinuxagent-2.0.16/debian/upstart	2016-04-25 14:54:29.000000000 -0500
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 start on runlevel [2345]
 stop on runlevel [!2345]
+respawn
 
 pre-start script
 
@@ -22,3 +23,5 @@
 end script
 
 exec /usr/sbin/waagent -daemon
+
+post-stop exec sleep 15