diff --git a/clamd@.service b/clamd@.service
index ca3b969..4e3556f 100644
--- a/clamd@.service
+++ b/clamd@.service
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Description = clamd scanner (%i) daemon
 After = syslog.target nss-lookup.target network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type = simple
-ExecStart = /usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.d/%i.conf --foreground=yes
+Type = forking
+ExecStart = /usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.d/%i.conf
 Restart = on-failure