diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Sync.service b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Sync.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Phosphor Sync Manager that syncs files to the alternate BMC chip
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env phosphor-sync-software-manager
+SyslogIdentifier=phosphor-sync-software-manager
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy={SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}