diff --git a/debian/petale.service b/debian/petale.service
index f3d206a..de58c39 100644
--- a/debian/petale.service
+++ b/debian/petale.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Petale key value datastore
-After=network.target syslog.target postgresql.service
+After=network.target postgresql.service
 Wants=postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ PrivateTmp=true
 Restart=on-failure
 RuntimeDirectory=petale
 Type=notify
-StandardError=syslog
 NotifyAccess=all
 
 [Install]