diff --git a/ibm_vpd/com.ibm.VPD.Manager.service b/ibm_vpd/com.ibm.VPD.Manager.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=IBM VPD Manager
+StopWhenUnneeded=false
+Requires=system-vpd.service
+After=system-vpd.service
+
+[Service]
+BusName=com.ibm.VPD.Manager
+Type=dbus
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/vpd-manager
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target