diff --git a/debian/dstargateway.service b/debian/dstargateway.service
index 4f8c069..beaa3c8 100644
--- a/debian/dstargateway.service
+++ b/debian/dstargateway.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ After=network.target,network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/dstargateway %CFG_DIR%/dstargateway.cfg
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5