diff --git a/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service b/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service
index 4eaa706..4972822 100644
--- a/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service
+++ b/pldmd/service_files/pldmd.service
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 Restart=always
 Type=dbus
 BusName=xyz.openbmc_project.PLDM
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/pldm_verbosity
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/pldmd --verbose $VERBOSE
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/pldmd
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pldmd $PLDMD_ARGS
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target