diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 5ce9f7a..a75738b 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (d *Docker) Run(ctx context.Context, image, imageurl string, labels map[str
 	}
 
 	hostconfig := &container.HostConfig{
-		RestartPolicy: container.RestartPolicy{MaximumRetryCount: 0},
+		RestartPolicy: container.RestartPolicy{Name: "always"},
 		Mounts:        mm,
 	}
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (d *Docker) Run(ctx context.Context, image, imageurl string, labels map[str
 		&cfg,
 		hostconfig,
 		nc,
-		imagename+"_"+strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UTC().Unix(), 32))
+		imagename+"_"+strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano(), 32))
 	E(err)
 	err = d.cli.ContainerStart(ctx, cont.ID, types.ContainerStartOptions{})
 	E(err)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3423298..54ace85 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -108,7 +109,16 @@ func main() {
 	name, err := d.BuildDockerImage(ctx, conf)
 	E(err)
 
-	d.Run(ctx, name, "", labelconf, dockerconf)
+	ii := 1
+	if conf["instances"] != "" {
+		ii, err = strconv.Atoi(conf["instances"])
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("instances must be an integer, defaulting to 1")
+		}
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < ii; i++ {
+		d.Run(ctx, name, "", labelconf, dockerconf)
+	}
 
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)