diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index 61da9b3..81008bf 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ var XDG_CONFIG_HOME := "$HOME/.config"
 var XDG_RUNTIME_DIR := "/run/user/$UID"
 
 ## Let's set some defaults
-var service_managed = 0
+var service_managed = 1
 var service_respawn = 0
 var service_oneshot = 0
 var service_running = 0