diff --git a/phosphor-ipmi-kcs@.service.in b/phosphor-ipmi-kcs@.service.in
index 1d41541..3dacda4 100644
--- a/phosphor-ipmi-kcs@.service.in
+++ b/phosphor-ipmi-kcs@.service.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 After=phosphor-ipmi-host.service
 
 [Service]
+Type=notify
 Restart=always
 ExecStart=@BIN@ -c "%i"
 SyslogIdentifier=kcsbridged-%i