diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd99049..66a48df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [#743](https://github.com/spegel-org/spegel/pull/743) Charts - removed metrics label from bootstrap service
 - [#748](https://github.com/spegel-org/spegel/pull/748) Fix topology annotation.
 - [#785](https://github.com/spegel-org/spegel/pull/785) Fix verification of digests when parsing distribution path.
+- [#798](https://github.com/spegel-org/spegel/pull/798) Restart Spegel if Containerd event subscription is disconnected.
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/pkg/oci/containerd.go b/pkg/oci/containerd.go
index 5452ec2..26f66e0 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/containerd.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/containerd.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	runtimeapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
-
-	"github.com/spegel-org/spegel/internal/channel"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -179,10 +177,6 @@ func (c *Containerd) Subscribe(ctx context.Context) (<-chan ImageEvent, <-chan e
 	}
 	envelopeCh, cErrCh := client.EventService().Subscribe(ctx, c.eventFilter)
 	go func() {
-		defer func() {
-			close(imgCh)
-			close(errCh)
-		}()
 		for envelope := range envelopeCh {
 			var img Image
 			imageName, eventType, err := getEventImage(envelope.Event)
@@ -211,8 +205,15 @@ func (c *Containerd) Subscribe(ctx context.Context) (<-chan ImageEvent, <-chan e
 			}
 			imgCh <- ImageEvent{Image: img, Type: eventType}
 		}
+		close(imgCh)
 	}()
-	return imgCh, channel.Merge(errCh, cErrCh), nil
+	go func() {
+		for err := range cErrCh {
+			errCh <- err
+		}
+		close(errCh)
+	}()
+	return imgCh, errCh, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Containerd) ListImages(ctx context.Context) ([]Image, error) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 81c5043..a71bbc7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
@@ -162,6 +163,14 @@ func TestE2E(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that Spegel has never restarted
 	restartOutput = command(ctx, t, fmt.Sprintf("kubectl --kubeconfig %s --namespace spegel get pods -o=jsonpath='{.items[*].status.containerStatuses[0].restartCount}'", kcPath))
 	require.Equal(t, "0", restartOutput)
+
+	// Restart Containerd and verify that Spegel restarts
+	t.Log("Restarting Containerd")
+	command(ctx, t, fmt.Sprintf("docker exec %s-worker3 systemctl restart containerd", kindName))
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		restartOutput = command(ctx, t, fmt.Sprintf("kubectl --kubeconfig %s --namespace spegel get pods -o=jsonpath='{.items[*].status.containerStatuses[0].restartCount}'", kcPath))
+		return restartOutput == "1"
+	}, 5*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
 }
 
 func TestDevDeploy(t *testing.T) {