diff --git a/init/sftpgo.service b/init/sftpgo.service
index 558ccdf2..c51cd0da 100644
--- a/init/sftpgo.service
+++ b/init/sftpgo.service
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ User=root
 Group=root
 Type=simple
 WorkingDirectory=/etc/sftpgo
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/sftpgo --config-dir /etc/sftpgo --log-file-path /var/log/sftpgo.log
+Environment=SFTPGO_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/sftpgo/
+Environment=SFTPGO_LOG_FILE_PATH=/var/log/sftpgo.log
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.env
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/sftpgo
 KillMode=mixed
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10s