diff --git a/contrib/service/opendmarc.service.in b/contrib/service/opendmarc.service.in
index 2e1cf20e..20390ec3 100644
--- a/contrib/service/opendmarc.service.in
+++ b/contrib/service/opendmarc.service.in
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ Documentation=man:opendmarc(8) man:opendmarc.conf(5) man:opendmarc-import(8) man
 After=network.target nss-lookup.target syslog.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=forking
-PIDFile=@localstatedir@/run/opendmarc/opendmarc.pid
+Type=simple
 EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/opendmarc
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/opendmarc $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/opendmarc -f $OPTIONS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR1 $MAINPID
+Restart=on-abnormal
 User=opendmarc
 Group=opendmarc