diff --git a/roles/sugarizer/templates/start-sugarizer.sh b/roles/sugarizer/templates/start-sugarizer.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cae4775d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sugarizer/templates/start-sugarizer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# shim to daemonize node sugarizer.js, declare log target, return 0
+cd /opt/iiab/sugarizer-server
+nohup /bin/node sugarizer.js >> /var/log/sugarizer.log &
+exit 0
diff --git a/roles/sugarizer/templates/sugarizer.service.j2 b/roles/sugarizer/templates/sugarizer.service.j2
index fd5f17e40..6b900ce78 100644
--- a/roles/sugarizer/templates/sugarizer.service.j2
+++ b/roles/sugarizer/templates/sugarizer.service.j2
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ Description=Node.js Sugarizer Server
 # Requires=After=mongodb.service       # Requires the mongodb service to run first
 
 [Service]
-WorkingDirectory={{ sugarizer_location }}/sugarizer/server/
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/node sugarizer.js
+WorkingDirectory={{ sugarizer_location }}/sugarizer-server/
+ExecStart=start-sugarizer.sh
 Restart=always
 #RestartSec=10                       # Restart service after 10 seconds if node service crashes
-StandardOutput=syslog               # Output to syslog
-StandardError=syslog                # Output to syslog
-SyslogIdentifier=sugarizer
+#StandardOutput=syslog               # Output to syslog
+#StandardError=syslog                # Output to syslog
+#SyslogIdentifier=sugarizer
 #User=<alternate user>
 #Group=<alternate group>
-Environment=NODE_ENV=production
+#Environment=NODE_ENV=production
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target