diff --git a/contrib/ngircd.service b/contrib/ngircd.service
index b5bab060..b71eef2b 100644
--- a/contrib/ngircd.service
+++ b/contrib/ngircd.service
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Description=Next Generation IRC Daemon
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-# don't daemonize to simplify stuff
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ngircd -n
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ngircd
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 
 [Install]