--- a/init/systemd/strongswan.service.in
+++ b/init/systemd/strongswan.service.in
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=strongSwan IPsec IKEv1/IKEv2 daemon using ipsec.conf
-After=syslog.target network.target
+After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@SBINDIR@/@IPSEC_SCRIPT@ start --nofork
+ExecReload=@SBINDIR@/@IPSEC_SCRIPT@ reload
 StandardOutput=syslog
 
 [Install]