diff --git a/nscd/nscd.service b/nscd/nscd.service
index 99c7563..a970186 100644
--- a/nscd/nscd.service
+++ b/nscd/nscd.service
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Name Service Cache Daemon
+After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nscd --foreground
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nscd
 ExecStop=/usr/sbin/nscd --shutdown
 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i passwd
 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i group
 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts
 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i services
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i netgroup
 Restart=always
 PIDFile=/run/nscd/nscd.pid
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
+Also=nscd.socket
diff --git a/nscd/nscd.socket b/nscd/nscd.socket
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e512d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nscd/nscd.socket
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Name Service Cache Daemon Socket
+
+[Socket]
+ListenDatagram=/var/run/nscd/socket
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target