diff --git a/utils/systemd/monerod.service b/utils/systemd/monerod.service
index 28b457d56..362cff55a 100644
--- a/utils/systemd/monerod.service
+++ b/utils/systemd/monerod.service
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Monero Full Node
+Description=Monero Daemon
 After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-User=monero
-Group=monero
-WorkingDirectory=~
-StateDirectory=monero
-LogsDirectory=monero
-
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/monerod --config-file /etc/monerod.conf --non-interactive
-StandardOutput=null
-StandardError=null
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/monerod --config-file /etc/monero/monerod.conf --non-interactive
 
 Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+
+User=monero
+Group=monero
+
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target