diff --git a/plugins/memcached/init.d/memcached.service.tpl b/plugins/memcached/init.d/memcached.service.tpl
index eca2d0e13..707869216 100644
--- a/plugins/memcached/init.d/memcached.service.tpl
+++ b/plugins/memcached/init.d/memcached.service.tpl
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ Description=Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object cach
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=forking
 EnvironmentFile=-{$SERVER_PATH}/memcached/memcached.env
-ExecStart={$SERVER_PATH}/memcached/bin/memcached -d -l $IP -p $PORT -u $USER -m $CACHESIZE -c $MAXCONN -P {$SERVER_PATH}/memcached/memcached.pid $OPTIONS
+ExecStart={$SERVER_PATH}/memcached/bin/memcached -d -l $IP -p $PORT -u $USER -m $CACHESIZE -c $MAXCONN -P $OPTIONS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure