diff --git a/monit.service b/monit.service
index 298a69b..026afdc 100644
--- a/monit.service
+++ b/monit.service
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Monit process and file monitoring utility
+Description=Pro-active monitoring utility for unix systems
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/monit
-Type=forking
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/monit -I
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/monit quit
 ExecReload=/usr/bin/monit reload
 
 [Install]