diff --git a/conf/shellinabox.service b/conf/shellinabox.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d84cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/shellinabox.service
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Make it bootable at startup
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+[Unit]
+Documentation=man:shellinaboxd(1)
+
+# Sourcing LSB Path
+SourcePath=/etc/init.d/shellinabox
+Description=LSB: Shell In A Box Daemon
+Before=multi-user.target
+Before=graphical.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+# Awaits LDAP is specific user binding at startup
+After=slapd.service
+After=remote-fs.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+Requires=slapd.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+
+# Calls for restart when there is a fail
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5min
+TimeoutSec=5min
+IgnoreSIGPIPE=no
+KillMode=process
+GuessMainPID=no
+RemainAfterExit=no
+SuccessExitStatus=5 6
+
+# Gracefully wait for every service to come up
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 3
+ExecStart=/etc/init.d/shellinabox start
+ExecStop=/etc/init.d/shellinabox stop
+ExecReload=/etc/init.d/shellinabox reload
diff --git a/scripts/backup b/scripts/backup
index 0202264..87e1a39 100644
--- a/scripts/backup
+++ b/scripts/backup
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ynh_print_info --message="Declaring files to be backed up..."
 
 ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/shellinabox"
 ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/default/shellinabox"
+ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service"
 
 #=================================================
 # BACKUP THE NGINX CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 205ed3f..050d054 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -78,10 +78,14 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Configuring shellinabox..." --weight=2
 cp ../conf/shellinabox /etc/default/shellinabox
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__PORT__" --replace_string="$port" --target_file="/etc/default/shellinabox"
 
+
 # Allow the service to log in syslog
 ynh_replace_string --match_string=" -- -q --background" --replace_string=" -- --background" --target_file="/etc/init.d/shellinabox"
-systemctl daemon-reload
 
+# Enable SystemD respawn feature and boot order to avoid premature crashs
+cp ../conf/shellinabox.service /etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
 ynh_systemd_action --service_name=shellinabox --action=restart
 
 #=================================================
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ ynh_systemd_action --service_name=shellinabox --action=restart
 
 # Calculate and store the config file checksum into the app settings
 ynh_store_file_checksum --file="/etc/default/shellinabox"
+ynh_store_file_checksum --file="/etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service"
 
 #=================================================
 # GENERIC FINALIZATION
diff --git a/scripts/remove b/scripts/remove
index 93df963..fce51e0 100644
--- a/scripts/remove
+++ b/scripts/remove
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Removing shellinabox..." --weight=20
 
 ynh_package_autopurge shellinabox
 
+# Remove Systemd auto-created daemon
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service
+
 #=================================================
 # REMOVE NGINX CONFIGURATION
 #=================================================
diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index 1d248bd..a124250 100644
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Restoring the app main directory..." --weight=
 
 ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/shellinabox"
 ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/default/shellinabox"
+ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service"
 
 # Allow the service to log in syslog
 ynh_replace_string --match_string=" -- -q --background" --replace_string=" -- --background" --target_file="/etc/init.d/shellinabox"
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index c3b5993..2565a8b 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Upgrading shellinabox configuration..." --weig
 
 # Verify the checksum and backup the file if it's different
 ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="/etc/default/shellinabox"
+ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different --file="/etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service"
 
 cp ../conf/shellinabox /etc/default/shellinabox
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__PORT__" --replace_string="$port" --target_file="/etc/default/shellinabox"
 
+cp ../conf/shellinabox.service /etc/systemd/system/shellinabox.service
+
 ynh_replace_string --match_string=" -- -q --background" --replace_string=" -- --background" --target_file="/etc/init.d/shellinabox"
 systemctl daemon-reload