diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
index f264b6dd4565..978dbd28d857 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
@@ -141,11 +141,16 @@ in {
       path = (with pkgs; [ gawk curl ]) ++ lib.optional cfg.python.enable
         (pkgs.python3.withPackages cfg.python.extraPackages);
       serviceConfig = {
+        Environment="PYTHONPATH=${pkgs.netdata}/libexec/netdata/python.d/python_modules";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.netdata}/bin/netdata -P /run/netdata/netdata.pid -D -c ${configFile}";
+        ExecReload = "${pkgs.utillinux}/bin/kill -s HUP -s USR1 -s USR2 $MAINPID";
+        TimeoutStopSec = 60;
+        # User and group
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
-        Environment="PYTHONPATH=${pkgs.netdata}/libexec/netdata/python.d/python_modules";
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.netdata}/bin/netdata -D -c ${configFile}";
-        TimeoutStopSec = 60;
+        # Runtime directory and mode
+        RuntimeDirectory = "netdata";
+        RuntimeDirectoryMode = "0755";
       };
     };