diff --git a/rpm/tvheadend.service b/rpm/tvheadend.service
index cd2ff3445..47f4183bb 100644
--- a/rpm/tvheadend.service
+++ b/rpm/tvheadend.service
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ Description=Tvheadend - a TV streaming server and DVR
 After=syslog.target network.target auditd.service
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/tvheadend
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/tvheadend -f -p /var/run/tvheadend.pid $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/tvheadend -f -p /var/run/tvheadend.pid -C -u hts -g video
 PIDFile=/var/run/tvheadend.pid
 Type=forking
 Restart=on-failure