diff --git a/util/pigpiod.service b/util/pigpiod.service
index b1d28a6..a0bb916 100644
--- a/util/pigpiod.service
+++ b/util/pigpiod.service
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Pigpio daemon
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pigpiod
 
 [Install]