diff --git a/etc/init/bitcored.conf b/etc/init/bitcored.conf
index a5aecc4de..99adce836 100644
--- a/etc/init/bitcored.conf
+++ b/etc/init/bitcored.conf
@@ -5,22 +5,25 @@ author "BitPay, Inc."
 
 limit nofile 20000 30000
 
-start on started [2345]
+start on runlevel [2345]
 stop on runlevel [016]
-kill timeout 300
 
+kill timeout 300
+kill signal SIGINT
+
+# user/group for bitcore daemon to run as
 setuid bitcore
 setgid bitcore
 
-env HOME=/opt/bitcore
-env PATH=/opt/bitcore/.nvm/v0.12.7/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
+# home dir of the bitcore daemon user
+env HOME=/home/bitcore
+
+# path should include the correct version of node
+env PATH=/home/bitcore/.nvm/versions/node/v0.12.7/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 
 respawn
 respawn limit 5 15
 
-chdir /opt/bitcore
-
 script
-  . /opt/bitcore/.nvm
   exec bitcored
 end script