diff --git a/etc/initsystem/icinga2.service.cmake b/etc/initsystem/icinga2.service.cmake
index 27744e5aa..771c98f7b 100644
--- a/etc/initsystem/icinga2.service.cmake
+++ b/etc/initsystem/icinga2.service.cmake
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ After=syslog.target network-online.target postgresql.service mariadb.service car
 [Service]
 Type=notify
 EnvironmentFile=@ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE@
-ExecStartPre=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/icinga2/prepare-dirs
+ExecStartPre=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/icinga2/prepare-dirs @ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE@
 ExecStart=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SBINDIR@/icinga2 daemon -e ${ICINGA2_ERROR_LOG}
 PIDFile=@ICINGA2_RUNDIR@/icinga2/icinga2.pid
-ExecReload=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/icinga2/safe-reload
+ExecReload=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/icinga2/safe-reload @ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE@
 TimeoutStartSec=30m
 
 # Systemd >228 enforces a lower process number for services.