diff --git a/update-notify.service b/update-notify.service
index 44a9019..dfa0bca 100644
--- a/update-notify.service
+++ b/update-notify.service
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ Description=Notify if updates are available
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/update-notify 30
-Type=simple
-Restart=no
+Type=oneshot
diff --git a/update-notify.timer b/update-notify.timer
index 43b8989..2daafde 100644
--- a/update-notify.timer
+++ b/update-notify.timer
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Description=Run update-notify every 6 hours
 [Timer]
 OnBootSec=5min
 OnUnitActiveSec=6h
-Persistent=true
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=timers.target