diff --git a/.gitea/scripts/deploy-service.sh b/.gitea/scripts/deploy-service.sh
index b741fa9..500b1d6 100755
--- a/.gitea/scripts/deploy-service.sh
+++ b/.gitea/scripts/deploy-service.sh
@@ -51,23 +51,26 @@ if [ -n "${AGEBD_ENV_SUFFIX_UPPER}" ]; then
     done
 fi
 
-### SYSTEMD
-if [ -f "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE_PATH}" ]; then
-    sed -i "s/{{ *agebd_env* }}/${AGEBD_ENV}/g" "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE_PATH}"
-fi
-
-
-mkdir -p ${HOME}/.config/systemd/user
-ln -sf "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE_PATH}" "${HOME}/.config/systemd/user/${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
-
 VERSION_DEPLOYED_PV="AGEBD-ALH${AGEBD_ENV_SUFFIX_UPPER}:${SERVICE_NAME_UPPER}-VERSION-DEPLOYED"
 echo "Putting ${NOW} in ${VERSION_DEPLOYED_PV}"
 caput "${VERSION_DEPLOYED_PV}" "${NOW}"
 
-if [ "$DO_RESTART_SERVICE" ]; then
-    echo "Enabling and restarting systemd service ${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
-    export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)"
-    systemctl --user daemon-reload
-    systemctl --user enable "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
-    systemctl --user restart "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
+### SYSTEMD
+# Not every service has a systemd unit (e.g. IOC-only services like params) -
+# skip enabling/restarting entirely when there's nothing to enable/restart.
+if [ -f "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE_PATH}" ]; then
+    sed -i "s/{{ *agebd_env* }}/${AGEBD_ENV}/g" "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE_PATH}"
+
+    mkdir -p ${HOME}/.config/systemd/user
+    ln -sf "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE_PATH}" "${HOME}/.config/systemd/user/${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
+
+    if [ "$DO_RESTART_SERVICE" ]; then
+        echo "Enabling and restarting systemd service ${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
+        export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$(id -u)"
+        systemctl --user daemon-reload
+        systemctl --user enable "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
+        systemctl --user restart "${SYSTEMD_UNIT_NAME}"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "No systemd unit for ${SERVICE_NAME_LOWER}, skipping enable/restart"
 fi