diff --git a/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl b/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl
index bc64b2801..ae4cae60a 100644
--- a/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl
+++ b/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=gitea
+Description=Gitea (Git with a cup of tea)
+After=syslog.target
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=forking
-ExecStart={$SERVER_PATH}/gitea/init.d/gitea start
-ExecStop={$SERVER_PATH}/gitea/init.d/gitea stop
+RestartSec=2s
+Type=simple
+User=git
+Group=git
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/gitea/
+ExecStart={$SERVER_PATH}/gitea/gitea web
+Restart=always
+Environment=USER=git HOME=/home/git GITEA_WORK_DIR=/var/lib/gitea
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE