diff --git a/ansible/plays/service-deploy.yml b/ansible/plays/service-deploy.yml
index 7a33eb6..ccc198b 100644
--- a/ansible/plays/service-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/plays/service-deploy.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
     regexp: '\{\{\s*agebd_env\s*\}\}'
     replace: "{{ agebd_env }}"
 
-- name: "[{{ service_dir_name }}] Reload, enable, and restart systemd user space"
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: "{{ svc_current_dir }}/systemd/{{ service_unit_name }}"
-    state: restarted
-    enabled: yes
-    force: yes
-    scope: user
-    daemon_reload: yes
+- name: "[{{ service_dir_name }}] Restart Systemd Service using Relative Paths"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    # 1. Tell systemd to link the service file into its registry relatively
+    systemctl --user link "./{{ service_unit_name }}"
+    
+    systemctl --user daemon-reload
+    systemctl --user enable "{{ service_unit_name }}"
+    systemctl --user restart "{{ service_unit_name }}"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ svc_current_dir }}/systemd"
   environment:
     XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ ansible_effective_user_id }}"
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