diff --git a/scripts/systemd/odyssey.service b/scripts/systemd/odyssey.service
index e42627d40..ae6866c97 100644
--- a/scripts/systemd/odyssey.service
+++ b/scripts/systemd/odyssey.service
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User=odyssey
 Group=odyssey
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/tmp/odyssey.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/odyssey /etc/odyssey/odyssey.conf
 LimitNOFILE=100000
 LimitNPROC=100000
diff --git a/scripts/systemd/odyssey@.service b/scripts/systemd/odyssey@.service
index 34e43d02d..5d34c3844 100644
--- a/scripts/systemd/odyssey@.service
+++ b/scripts/systemd/odyssey@.service
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User=odyssey
 Group=odyssey
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/tmp/odyssey.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/odyssey /etc/odyssey/%i.conf
 LimitNOFILE=100000
 LimitNPROC=100000