1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
index f6b6dfd3ce..0c73fb55fb 100644
--- a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=main
 User=matrix-synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/matrix-synapse
 ExecStartPre=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ --generate-keys
 ExecStart=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID