diff --git a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-executor.service b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-executor.service
index afc9450..0d9c025 100644
--- a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-executor.service
+++ b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-executor.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Type=simple
 Group=zuul
 User=zuul
-ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-executor -d
+ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-executor -f
 ExecStop={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-executor stop
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-fingergw.service b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-fingergw.service
index 815860f..a45ea83 100644
--- a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-fingergw.service
+++ b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-fingergw.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Type=simple
 Group=root
 User=root
-ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-fingergw -d
+ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-fingergw -f
 ExecStop={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-fingergw stop
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
index 874b7fa..c194b0b 100644
--- a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
+++ b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-merger.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Type=simple
 Group=zuul
 User=zuul
-ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-merger -d
+ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-merger -f
 ExecStop={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-merger stop
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-scheduler.service b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-scheduler.service
index 763078a..ec717fb 100644
--- a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-scheduler.service
+++ b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-scheduler.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Type=simple
 Group=zuul
 User=zuul
-ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-scheduler -d
+ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-scheduler -f
 ExecStop={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-scheduler stop
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 
diff --git a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-web.service b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-web.service
index 40f65d4..7177d52 100644
--- a/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-web.service
+++ b/templates/etc/systemd/system/zuul-web.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Type=simple
 Group=zuul
 User=zuul
-ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-web -d
+ExecStart={{ zuul_pip_virtualenv | default('/usr/local') }}/bin/zuul-web -f
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target