diff --git a/misc/irqbalance.service b/misc/irqbalance.service
index fc3e8d8..cbed0d2 100644
--- a/misc/irqbalance.service
+++ b/misc/irqbalance.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Documentation=https://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance
 ConditionVirtualization=!container
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=-/path/to/irqbalance.env
+EnvironmentFile=/path/to/irqbalance.env
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground $IRQBALANCE_ARGS
 CapabilityBoundingSet=
 NoNewPrivileges=yes