diff --git a/bin/pm2 b/bin/pm2
index f044570e..4d90aba1 100755
--- a/bin/pm2
+++ b/bin/pm2
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ commander.version(pkg.version)
   .option('-e --error <path>', 'specify error log file')
   .option('-p --pid <pid>', 'specify pid file')
   .option('--max-memory-restart <memory>', 'specify max memory amount used to autorestart (in megaoctets)')
+  .option('--restart-delay <delay>', 'specify a delay between restarts (in milliseconds)')
   .option('--env <environment_name>', 'specify environment to get specific env variables (for JSON declaration)')
   .option('-x --execute-command', 'execute a program using fork system')
   .option('-u --user <username>', 'define user when generating startup script')
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ commander.version(pkg.version)
   .option('--no-color', 'skip colors')
   .option('--no-vizion', 'start an app without vizion feature (versioning control)')
   .option('--no-autorestart', 'start an app without automatic restart')
-  .option('--no-treekill', 'Only kill main process not detached childrens')
+  .option('--no-treekill', 'Only kill the main process, not detached children')
 
   .usage('[cmd] app');
 
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ commander.command('startup [platform]')
 
 //
 // Logrotate
-// 
+//
 commander.command('logrotate')
   .description('copy default logrotate configuration')
   .action(function(cmd) {
diff --git a/lib/Common.js b/lib/Common.js
index 447fb704..168ca027 100644
--- a/lib/Common.js
+++ b/lib/Common.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Common.prepareAppConf = function(app, cwd, outputter) {
   /**
    * Here we put the default exec mode
    */
-  if (!app.exec_mode && app.instances > 0) {
+  if (!app.exec_mode && app.instances > 1) {
     app.exec_mode = 'cluster_mode';
   } else if (!app.exec_mode) {
     app.exec_mode = 'fork_mode';
diff --git a/lib/God.js b/lib/God.js
index a4d8289e..61589363 100644
--- a/lib/God.js
+++ b/lib/God.js
@@ -321,11 +321,17 @@ God.handleExit = function handleExit(clu, exit_code) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!stopping)
-    proc.pm2_env.restart_time += 1;
+  var restart_delay = 0;
+  if (proc.pm2_env.restart_delay !== undefined && !isNaN(parseInt(proc.pm2_env.restart_delay))) {
+    restart_delay = parseInt(proc.pm2_env.restart_delay);
+  }
 
-  if (!stopping && !overlimit)
-    this.executeApp(proc.pm2_env);
+  if (!stopping && !overlimit) {
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      proc.pm2_env.restart_time += 1;
+      God.executeApp(proc.pm2_env);
+    }, restart_delay);
+  }
 
   return false;
 };
diff --git a/lib/schema.json b/lib/schema.json
index 5454754e..533f910e 100644
--- a/lib/schema.json
+++ b/lib/schema.json
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     "ext_type": "sbyte",
     "desc": "it should be a NUMBER - byte, \"[NUMBER]G\"(Gigabyte), \"[NUMBER]M\"(Megabyte) or \"[NUMBER]K\"(Kilobyte)"
   },
+  "restart_delay": {
+    "type" : "number"
+  },
   "next_gen_js" : {
     "type" : "boolean"
   },
diff --git a/test/bash/reset.sh b/test/bash/reset.sh
index 71c3562b..78f1ca94 100644
--- a/test/bash/reset.sh
+++ b/test/bash/reset.sh
@@ -44,3 +44,11 @@ should 'should process restarted' 'restart_time: 3' 5
 
 $pm2 reset all
 should 'should process reseted' 'restart_time: 0' 5
+
+#
+# Restart delay test
+#
+
+$pm2 delete all
+$pm2 start killtoofast.js --restart-delay 5000
+should 'should process not have been restarted yet' 'restart_time: 0' 1