diff --git a/states/ipblc/templates/ipblc.service.j2 b/states/ipblc/templates/ipblc.service.j2
index 8450048..5d3c59c 100644
--- a/states/ipblc/templates/ipblc.service.j2
+++ b/states/ipblc/templates/ipblc.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Description=ipblc
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 ExecStart={{ ipblc.install_dir }}/ipblc/ipblc