diff --git a/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange.service b/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange.service
index 765411f3f..c44ec84e3 100644
--- a/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange.service
+++ b/debian/taler-exchange.taler-exchange.service
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ After=postgres.service network.target
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+[Unit]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/true
+RemainAfterExit=yes