diff --git a/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd.service b/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd.service
index 74cbfa1c8..e2e65b112 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd.service
+++ b/xCAT-server/etc/init.d/xcatd.service
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ After=network.target syslog.service
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/xcat
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/run/xcatd.pid
-ExecStart=/etc/init.d/xcatd start
-ExecStop=/etc/init.d/xcatd stop
+ExecStart=/opt/xcat/bin/xcatd
 LimitNOFILE=16000
 RemainAfterExit=no
 Restart=on-failure