diff --git a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java
index d7a5f0a52ddf5..f08f8491264a0 100644
--- a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java
+++ b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/voiceinteraction/HotwordDetectionConnection.java
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
     private static final Duration MAX_UPDATE_TIMEOUT_DURATION =
             Duration.ofMillis(MAX_UPDATE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
     private static final long RESET_DEBUG_HOTWORD_LOGGING_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 hour
+    /**
+     * Time after which each HotwordDetectionService process is stopped and replaced by a new one.
+     * 0 indicates no restarts.
+     */
+    private static final int RESTART_PERIOD_SECONDS = 3600; // 60 minutes
     private static final int MAX_ISOLATED_PROCESS_NUMBER = 10;
 
     // Hotword metrics
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
     // TODO: This may need to be a Handler(looper)
     private final ScheduledExecutorService mScheduledExecutorService =
             Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+    @Nullable private final ScheduledFuture<?> mCancellationTaskFuture;
     private final AtomicBoolean mUpdateStateAfterStartFinished = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     private final IBinder.DeathRecipient mAudioServerDeathRecipient = this::audioServerDied;
     private final @NonNull ServiceConnectionFactory mServiceConnectionFactory;
@@ -148,7 +154,6 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
     private IMicrophoneHotwordDetectionVoiceInteractionCallback mSoftwareCallback;
     private Instant mLastRestartInstant;
 
-    private ScheduledFuture<?> mCancellationTaskFuture;
     private ScheduledFuture<?> mCancellationKeyPhraseDetectionFuture;
     private ScheduledFuture<?> mDebugHotwordLoggingTimeoutFuture = null;
 
@@ -194,16 +199,20 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
         mLastRestartInstant = Instant.now();
         updateStateAfterProcessStart(options, sharedMemory);
 
-        // TODO(volnov): we need to be smarter here, e.g. schedule it a bit more often, but wait
-        // until the current session is closed.
-        mCancellationTaskFuture = mScheduledExecutorService.scheduleAtFixedRate(() -> {
-            Slog.v(TAG, "Time to restart the process, TTL has passed");
-            synchronized (mLock) {
-                restartProcessLocked();
-                HotwordMetricsLogger.writeServiceRestartEvent(mDetectorType,
-                        HOTWORD_DETECTION_SERVICE_RESTARTED__REASON__SCHEDULE);
-            }
-        }, 30, 30, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+        if (RESTART_PERIOD_SECONDS <= 0) {
+            mCancellationTaskFuture = null;
+        } else {
+            // TODO(volnov): we need to be smarter here, e.g. schedule it a bit more often, but wait
+            // until the current session is closed.
+            mCancellationTaskFuture = mScheduledExecutorService.scheduleAtFixedRate(() -> {
+                Slog.v(TAG, "Time to restart the process, TTL has passed");
+                synchronized (mLock) {
+                    restartProcessLocked();
+                    HotwordMetricsLogger.writeServiceRestartEvent(mDetectorType,
+                            HOTWORD_DETECTION_SERVICE_RESTARTED__REASON__SCHEDULE);
+                }
+            }, RESTART_PERIOD_SECONDS, RESTART_PERIOD_SECONDS, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        }
     }
 
     private void initAudioFlingerLocked() {
@@ -341,7 +350,9 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
                 .setHotwordDetectionServiceProvider(null);
         mIdentity = null;
         updateServiceUidForAudioPolicy(Process.INVALID_UID);
-        mCancellationTaskFuture.cancel(/* may interrupt */ true);
+        if (mCancellationTaskFuture != null) {
+            mCancellationTaskFuture.cancel(/* may interrupt */ true);
+        }
         if (mAudioFlinger != null) {
             mAudioFlinger.unlinkToDeath(mAudioServerDeathRecipient, /* flags= */ 0);
         }
@@ -759,6 +770,7 @@ final class HotwordDetectionConnection {
     }
 
     public void dump(String prefix, PrintWriter pw) {
+        pw.print(prefix); pw.print("RESTART_PERIOD_SECONDS="); pw.println(RESTART_PERIOD_SECONDS);
         pw.print(prefix);
         pw.print("mBound=" + mRemoteHotwordDetectionService.isBound());
         pw.print(", mValidatingDspTrigger=" + mValidatingDspTrigger);