diff --git a/packaging/systemd/headscale.service b/packaging/systemd/headscale.service
index 37d5f5d3..7d20444f 100644
--- a/packaging/systemd/headscale.service
+++ b/packaging/systemd/headscale.service
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [Unit]
-After=syslog.target
 After=network.target
 Description=headscale coordination server for Tailscale
 X-Restart-Triggers=/etc/headscale/config.yaml
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
 
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/headscale
-ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/headscale /var/run
+ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/headscale
 
 AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_CHOWN
 CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_CHOWN