diff --git a/synapse.service b/synapse.service
index b0be95e..d0ffe60 100644
--- a/synapse.service
+++ b/synapse.service
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 Description=Synapse Matrix homeserver
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
 User=synapse
 Group=synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/synapse
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/synapse/homeserver.yaml
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/synctl stop /etc/synapse/homeserver.yaml
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 # EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/synapse  # Can be used to e.g. set SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR
+SyslogIdentifier=synapse
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target