diff --git a/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service b/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service
index 98e64a97d..44cf163d7 100644
--- a/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service
+++ b/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=chronyd.service ntpd.service network-online.target kanidm-unixd.service
 
 [Service]
 User=root
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
 ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/kanidm_unixd_tasks
 
 ReadWritePaths=/home /var/run/kanidm-unixd
diff --git a/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service b/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service
index eeafab3f4..33956187c 100644
--- a/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service
+++ b/examples/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=chronyd.service ntpd.service network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 DynamicUser=yes
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
 ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/kanidm_unixd
 
 CacheDirectory=kanidm-unixd
diff --git a/examples/systemd/kanidmd.service b/examples/systemd/kanidmd.service
index 5c56594f7..289d44b65 100644
--- a/examples/systemd/kanidmd.service
+++ b/examples/systemd/kanidmd.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
 
 ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/kanidmd server --config=/etc/kanidm/server.toml
 Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service b/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service
index 56e9277c8..e4c3b688b 100644
--- a/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service
+++ b/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd-tasks.service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After=chronyd.service ntpd.service network-online.target kanidm-unixd.service
 
 [Service]
 User=root
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/kanidm_unixd_tasks
 
 # because kanidm-unixd might have failed for some reason but we need to try again later
diff --git a/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service b/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service
index 3572553eb..c773e6cda 100644
--- a/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service
+++ b/platform/debian/systemd/kanidm-unixd.service
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ RuntimeDirectory=kanidm-unixd
 StateDirectory=kanidm-unixd
 
 
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/kanidm_unixd
 # auth going down is bad, but infinite speedlooping is worse
 Restart=always