diff --git a/modules/services/espanso.nix b/modules/services/espanso.nix
index f6e27e796..dbfa05875 100644
--- a/modules/services/espanso.nix
+++ b/modules/services/espanso.nix
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ in {
     systemd.user.services.espanso = {
       Unit = { Description = "Espanso: cross platform text expander in Rust"; };
       Service = {
-        Type = "exec";
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/espanso daemon";
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/espanso launcher";
         Restart = "on-failure";
+        RestartSec = 3;
       };
       Install = { WantedBy = [ "default.target" ]; };
     };
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/espanso/basic-configuration.service b/tests/modules/services/espanso/basic-configuration.service
index 593196e59..2c07465a0 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/espanso/basic-configuration.service
+++ b/tests/modules/services/espanso/basic-configuration.service
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 WantedBy=default.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=@espanso@/bin/espanso daemon
+ExecStart=@espanso@/bin/espanso launcher
 Restart=on-failure
-Type=exec
+RestartSec=3
 
 [Unit]
 Description=Espanso: cross platform text expander in Rust