diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/archiver.raw b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/archiver.raw
index 3c2e916c9..7fbbdf825 100755
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/archiver.raw
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/archiver.raw
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import signal
 import threading
 import time
 
-import daemon
 import pscheduler
 
 from dateutil.tz import tzlocal
@@ -27,17 +26,6 @@ pscheduler.set_graceful_exit()
 
 opt_parser = optparse.OptionParser()
 
-# Daemon-related options
-
-opt_parser.add_option("--daemon",
-                      help="Daemonize",
-                      action="store_true",
-                      dest="daemon", default=False)
-opt_parser.add_option("--pid-file",
-                      help="Location of PID file",
-                      action="store", type="string", dest="pidfile",
-                      default=None)
-
 # Program options
 
 opt_parser.add_option("-a", "--archive-defaults",
@@ -1123,13 +1111,4 @@ def main_program():
 
 
 
-with pscheduler.PidFile(options.pidfile) as pidfile:
-    if options.daemon:
-        with daemon.DaemonContext(pidfile=pidfile):
-            # Any return of True means run it again.
-            while main_program():
-                pass
-    else:
-        # Ibid.
-        while main_program():
-            pass
+main_program()
diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/runner b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/runner
index aa74e664e..c5fec296c 100755
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/runner
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/runner
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Execute runs of tasks and put the results into the database.
 #
 
-import daemon
 import datetime
 import errno
 import multiprocessing
@@ -26,17 +25,6 @@ pscheduler.set_graceful_exit()
 
 opt_parser = optparse.OptionParser()
 
-# Daemon-related options
-
-opt_parser.add_option("--daemon",
-                      help="Daemonize",
-                      action="store_true",
-                      dest="daemon", default=False)
-opt_parser.add_option("--pid-file",
-                      help="Location of PID file",
-                      action="store", type="string", dest="pidfile",
-                      default=None)
-
 # Program options
 
 opt_parser.add_option("-d", "--dsn",
@@ -970,9 +958,4 @@ def main_program():
     db.close()
 
 
-with pscheduler.PidFile(options.pidfile) as pidfile:
-    if options.daemon:
-        with daemon.DaemonContext(pidfile=pidfile):
-            main_program()
-    else:
-        main_program()
+main_program()
diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/scheduler b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/scheduler
index cd95f419b..85912224c 100755
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/scheduler
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/scheduler
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #
 
 import copy
-import daemon
 import datetime
 import errno
 import optparse
@@ -25,17 +24,6 @@ random.seed()
 
 opt_parser = optparse.OptionParser()
 
-# Daemon-related options
-
-opt_parser.add_option("--daemon",
-                      help="Daemonize",
-                      action="store_true",
-                      dest="daemon", default=False)
-opt_parser.add_option("--pid-file",
-                      help="Location of PID file",
-                      action="store", type="string", dest="pidfile",
-                      default=None)
-
 # Program options
 
 opt_parser.add_option("-d", "--dsn",
@@ -1028,9 +1016,4 @@ def main_program():
 
 
 
-with pscheduler.PidFile(options.pidfile) as pidfile:
-    if options.daemon:
-        with daemon.DaemonContext(pidfile=pidfile):
-            main_program()
-    else:
-        main_program()
+main_program()
diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/service-template.raw b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/service-template.raw
index ebebd0ce2..6d463879c 100644
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/service-template.raw
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/service-template.raw
@@ -3,28 +3,30 @@ Description=pScheduler server - __PROG__
 
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=exec
 User=__PSUSER__
 Group=__PSUSER__
 PermissionsStartOnly=true
-PIDFile=__RUNDIR__/__PROG__/pid
 LimitNOFILE=32768
 LimitNPROC=32768
 
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=3
 
-# Make sure the run directory exists and is owned as expected.
+
+# Create the run directory
 ExecStartPre=-/bin/mkdir -p __RUNDIR__/__PROG__
-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown __PSUSER__:__PSUSER__ __RUNDIR__/__PROG__
 ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod 755 __RUNDIR__/__PROG__
 
 # Set up some temporary space and export its location
 ExecStartPre=-/bin/mkdir -p __RUNDIR__/__PROG__/tmp
 ExecStartPre=-/bin/chmod 700 __RUNDIR__/__PROG__/tmp
-ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown __PSUSER__:__PSUSER__ __RUNDIR__/__PROG__/tmp
 Environment=TMPDIR=__RUNDIR__/__PROG__/tmp
 
+# Set ownership
+ExecStartPre=-/bin/chown -R __PSUSER__:__PSUSER__ __RUNDIR__/__PROG__
+
+
 # Generate options file
 ExecStartPre=-/bin/sh -c "if [ -r __CONFIGDIR__/__PROG__.conf ]; then opts=$(sed -e 's/#.*$//' __CONFIGDIR__/__PROG__.conf); echo OPTIONS=$opts > __RUNDIR__/__PROG__/options; chown __PSUSER__:__PSUSER__ __RUNDIR__/__PROG__/options; fi"
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ StandardError=journal
 
 # Start service
 EnvironmentFile=-__RUNDIR__/__PROG__/options
-ExecStart=__DAEMONDIR__/__PROG__ --dsn @__DSN__ $OPTIONS --pid-file __RUNDIR__/__PROG__/pid
+ExecStart=__DAEMONDIR__/__PROG__ --dsn @__DSN__ $OPTIONS
 
 # Stop service
 ExecStopPost=/bin/rm -rf __RUNDIR__/__PROG__
diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/ticker b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/ticker
index 1948192f3..17cc19904 100755
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/ticker
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/daemons/ticker
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Operate all on-boot and periodic functions in the database.
 #
 
-import daemon
 import errno
 import optparse
 import pscheduler
@@ -20,17 +19,6 @@ pscheduler.set_graceful_exit()
 
 opt_parser = optparse.OptionParser()
 
-# Daemon-related options
-
-opt_parser.add_option("--daemon",
-                      help="Daemonize",
-                      action="store_true",
-                      dest="daemon", default=False)
-opt_parser.add_option("--pid-file",
-                      help="Location of PID file",
-                      action="store", type="string", dest="pidfile",
-                      default=None)
-
 # Program options
 
 opt_parser.add_option("-d", "--dsn",
@@ -164,9 +152,4 @@ def main_program():
     db.close()
 
 
-with pscheduler.PidFile(options.pidfile) as pidfile:
-    if options.daemon:
-        with daemon.DaemonContext(pidfile=pidfile):
-            main_program()
-    else:
-        main_program()
+main_program()