diff --git a/services/bigbrother-core.service b/services/bigbrother-core.service
index 9493060..cdb773e 100644
--- a/services/bigbrother-core.service
+++ b/services/bigbrother-core.service
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/tmp/.bb.pid
 ExecStart=/opt/.cache/bb/.venv/bin/python3 /opt/.cache/bb/bigbrother.py start --daemon
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/.cache/bb
 Restart=on-failure