diff --git a/dist/phosphor-certificate-manager@.service b/dist/phosphor-certificate-manager@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Phosphor certificate manager for %I
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile=/usr/share/phosphor-certificate-manager/%I
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env phosphor-certificate-manager --endpoint=${ENDPOINT} --path=${CERTPATH} --unit=${UNIT} --type=${TYPE}
+SyslogIdentifier=phosphor-certificate-manager
+Restart=always
+UMask=0007
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target