diff --git a/include/systemd/warewulfd.service.in b/include/systemd/warewulfd.service.in
index a343a0df..27b121a4 100644
--- a/include/systemd/warewulfd.service.in
+++ b/include/systemd/warewulfd.service.in
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ User=root
 Group=root
 
 ExecStart=@BINDIR@/wwctl server start
+ExecReload=/usr/bin/wwctl server reload
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/wwctl server stop
+
 PIDFile=/var/run/warewulfd.pid
 Restart=always