diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/security/munge.nix b/nixos/modules/services/security/munge.nix
index c3c77489cba4..521f847802f6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/security/munge.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/security/munge.nix
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ in
 
       serviceConfig = {
         ExecStartPre = "+${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/chmod 0400 ${cfg.password}";
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.munge}/bin/munged --syslog --key-file ${cfg.password}";
-        PIDFile = "/run/munge/munged.pid";
-        ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.munge}/bin/munged --foreground --key-file ${cfg.password}";
         User = "munge";
         Group = "munge";
         StateDirectory = "munge";