diff --git a/.config/systemd/user/eww.service b/.config/systemd/user/eww.service
index 5da995d..36510b3 100644
--- a/.config/systemd/user/eww.service
+++ b/.config/systemd/user/eww.service
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ Description=eww status bars
 PartOf=sway-session.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=eww daemon --no-daemonize
+Type=forking
+ExecStart=eww daemon
 ExecReload=eww reload
+ExecStop=eww kill
+ExecStopPost=sleep 1
 Slice=session.slice
 MemoryAccounting=yes
 # Eww is prone to memory leaks, esp. with (for ...), so