diff --git a/keydb.conf b/keydb.conf
index 465d56fc0..9c1bd1ed1 100644
--- a/keydb.conf
+++ b/keydb.conf
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ #   supervised auto    - detect upstart or systemd method based on
 #                        UPSTART_JOB or NOTIFY_SOCKET environment variables
 # Note: these supervision methods only signal "process is ready."
 #       They do not enable continuous pings back to your supervisor.
-supervised no
+supervised systemd
 
 # If a pid file is specified, KeyDB writes it where specified at startup
 # and removes it at exit.
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
 # The Append Only File will also be created inside this directory.
 #
 # Note that you must specify a directory here, not a file name.
-dir ./
+dir /var/lib/keydb/
 
 ################################# REPLICATION #################################