diff --git a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_builtin_db_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_builtin_db_sup.erl
index 195db7c34..2dd9ae332 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_builtin_db_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_builtin_db_sup.erl
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ shard_replication_spec(DB, Shard, Opts) ->
     #{
         id => {Shard, replication},
         start => {emqx_ds_replication_layer_shard, start_link, [DB, Shard, Opts]},
-        restart => transient,
+        restart => permanent,
         type => worker
     }.