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diff --git a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
index 38d369ea3d..a754078410 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@
 #    systemctl enable matrix-synapse
 #    systemctl start matrix-synapse
 #
+# This assumes that Synapse has been installed by a user named
+# synapse.
+#
 # This assumes that Synapse has been installed in a virtualenv in
-# /opt/synapse/env.
+# the user's home directory: `/home/synapse/synapse/env`.
 #
 # **NOTE:** This is an example service file that may change in the future. If you
 # wish to use this please copy rather than symlink it.
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Synapse Matrix homeserver
+# If you are using postgresql to persist data, uncomment this line to make sure
+# synapse starts after the postgresql service.
+# After=postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
@@ -22,8 +28,8 @@ Restart=on-abort
 User=synapse
 Group=nogroup
 
-WorkingDirectory=/opt/synapse
-ExecStart=/opt/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/opt/synapse/homeserver.yaml
+WorkingDirectory=/home/synapse/synapse
+ExecStart=/home/synapse/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/home/synapse/synapse/homeserver.yaml
 SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse
 
 # adjust the cache factor if necessary