diff --git a/roles/phabricator/templates/phd_init b/roles/phabricator/templates/phd_init
index 12336f6..9e952cf 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/templates/phd_init
+++ b/roles/phabricator/templates/phd_init
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=PHD Phabricator
 After=remote-fs.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=true
-ExecStart={{ phabricator_path }}phabricator/bin/phd start
+ExecStart={{ phabricator_path }}phabricator/bin/phd start --keep-leases
 ExecStop={{ phabricator_path }}phabricator/bin/phd stop --gently --graceful 30
 User={{ phd_user }}
 Group={{ phd_user }}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target