diff --git a/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.service.tpl b/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.service.tpl
index 2692968fc..514bb2623 100644
--- a/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.service.tpl
+++ b/plugins/redis/init.d/redis.service.tpl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Description=Redis In-Memory Data Store
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+Type=forking
 ExecStart={$SERVER_PATH}/redis/bin/redis-server {$SERVER_PATH}/redis/redis.conf
 ExecStop={$SERVER_PATH}/redis/redis-cli shutdown
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID