diff --git a/glicid/services/logging.scm b/glicid/services/logging.scm
index 93ec03a..1bf119c 100644
--- a/glicid/services/logging.scm
+++ b/glicid/services/logging.scm
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
   rsyslog-configuration make-rsyslog-configuration
   rsyslog-configuration?
   (rsyslog-pkg rsyslog-pkg (default rsyslog))
-  (pid-file pid-file (default "/var/run/rsyslog/rsyslog.pid"))
   (config-file config-file (default (file-append rsyslog "/etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf")))
+  (pid-file pid-file (default "/var/run/rsyslog/rsyslog.pid"))
   (log-file log-file (default "/var/log/rsyslog.log")))
 
 (define rsyslog-shepherd-service
   (match-lambda
-    (($ <rsyslog-configuration> rsyslog-pkg logflags pid-file config-file log-file)
+    (($ <rsyslog-configuration> rsyslog-pkg config-file pid-file log-file )
      (list
        (shepherd-service
          (provision '(rsyslog))
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
          (respawn? #t)
          (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
                     (list
-                      #$(file-append rsyslog-pkg "/sbin/rsyslog")
+                      #$(file-append rsyslog-pkg "/sbin/rsyslogd")
+                      "-dn"
                       "-f" #$config-file
-                      "-n"
                       )
                     #:pid-file #$pid-file 
                     #:log-file #$log-file ))