diff --git a/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh
index 3669f0554..9d7fcee83 100644
--- a/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-web2py-nginx-uwsgi-ubuntu.sh
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ fi
 
 /etc/init.d/nginx start
 systemctl start emperor.uwsgi.service
+systemctl enable emperor.uwsgi.service
 
 echo <<EOF
 you can stop uwsgi and nginx with