diff --git a/ct/paperless-ngx.sh b/ct/paperless-ngx.sh
index ef4aeee52..40ff5a859 100644
--- a/ct/paperless-ngx.sh
+++ b/ct/paperless-ngx.sh
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ function update_script() {
             sed -i '$a\PAPERLESS_ARCHIVE_FILE_GENERATION=never' "$PAPERLESS_CONF"
           fi
         fi
-        [[ -n "$(sed -n '/^PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS=/p' "$PAPERLESS_CONF")" ]] &&
-          msg_warn "PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS now uses regex patterns; please verify custom values."
         [[ -n "$(sed -n '/^PAPERLESS_PRE_CONSUME_SCRIPT=/p;/^PAPERLESS_POST_CONSUME_SCRIPT=/p' "$PAPERLESS_CONF")" ]] &&
           msg_warn "Pre/post consume scripts no longer receive positional arguments in v3; please verify custom scripts."
         msg_ok "Migrated Paperless-ngx configuration"
@@ -172,7 +170,9 @@ function update_script() {
       fi
       for svc in consumer scheduler task-queue webserver; do
         unit="/etc/systemd/system/paperless-${svc}.service"
-        [[ -f "$unit" ]] && sed -i 's|uv run -- |uv run --no-sync -- |g' "$unit"
+        [[ -f "$unit" ]] || continue
+        sed -i 's|uv run -- |uv run --no-sync -- |g' "$unit"
+        grep -q '^Restart=' "$unit" || sed -i '/^\[Service\]/a Restart=on-failure\nRestartSec=5' "$unit"
       done
       $STD systemctl daemon-reload
       cd /opt/paperless
@@ -181,6 +181,34 @@ function update_script() {
       $STD uv run -- python manage.py migrate
       msg_ok "Updated Paperless-ngx"
 
+      if ((BRIDGE_UPDATE == 0)); then
+        IGNORE_FIXED="$(
+          /opt/paperless/.venv/bin/python - /opt/paperless/paperless.conf <<'EOF'
+import json, re, sys
+key = "PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS="
+lines = open(sys.argv[1]).read().splitlines(True)
+
+def is_glob(p):
+    if p.startswith("^") or p.endswith("$"):
+        return False
+    try:
+        return bool(re.search(p, "scan.pdf"))
+    except re.error:
+        return True
+
+for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+    if line.startswith(key):
+        patterns = json.loads(line[len(key):].strip().strip("'"))
+        fixed = ["^" + re.escape(p).replace(r"\*", ".*").replace(r"\?", ".") + "$" if is_glob(p) else p for p in patterns]
+        if fixed != patterns:
+            lines[i] = key + json.dumps(fixed) + "\n"
+            print(json.dumps(fixed))
+open(sys.argv[1], "w").writelines(lines)
+EOF
+        )" || IGNORE_FIXED=""
+        [[ -n "$IGNORE_FIXED" ]] && msg_warn "Converted glob PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS to regex (required since v3): ${IGNORE_FIXED}"
+      fi
+
       if ((BRIDGE_UPDATE == 0)) && [[ "$PAPERLESS_INSTALLED_VERSION" == "2.20.15" ]]; then
         $STD apt -y purge libzbar0t64 libzbar0 2>/dev/null || true
         $STD apt -y autoremove 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh b/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
index a4d8cfa04..812313608 100644
--- a/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
+++ b/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ Requires=redis.service
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/paperless/src
 ExecStart=uv run --no-sync -- celery --app paperless beat --loglevel INFO
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ After=postgresql.service
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/paperless/src
 ExecStart=uv run --no-sync -- celery --app paperless worker --loglevel INFO
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
@@ -137,6 +141,8 @@ Requires=redis.service
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/paperless/src
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 2
 ExecStart=uv run --no-sync -- python manage.py document_consumer
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
@@ -153,6 +159,8 @@ Requires=redis.service
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/paperless/src
 #ExecStartPre=uv run --no-sync -- python manage.py document_index reindex --if-needed --no-progress-bar
 ExecStart=uv run --no-sync -- granian --interface asginl --ws --loop uvloop "paperless.asgi:application"
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
 Environment=GRANIAN_HOST=::
 Environment=GRANIAN_PORT=8000
 Environment=GRANIAN_WORKERS=1