--- ./extras/startup-scripts/patroni	2017-09-08 10:56:09.000000000 +0200
+++ debian/patroni.init	2017-09-14 14:49:36.103403273 +0200
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 GROUP="postgres"
 
 NAME=patroni
-PATRONI="/opt/patroni/$NAME.py"
+PATRONI="/usr/bin/$NAME"
 PIDFILE="/var/run/$NAME.pid"
 
 # Set this parameter, if you have several Postgres versions installed
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@
     kill -HUP $CHILDPID
     ;;
 
+  force-reload)
+    log_success_msg "Rorce-reloading Patroni configuration"
+    get_pid
+    kill -HUP $CHILDPID
+    ;;
+
   status)
     get_pid
     if start-stop-daemon -T --pid $CHILDPID; then
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@
     ;;
 
   *)
-    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
+    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}"
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac
--- ./extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service	2017-09-08 10:56:09.000000000 +0200
+++ debian/patroni.service	2017-09-14 14:50:02.095431685 +0200
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-# This is an example systemd config file for Patroni
-# You can copy it to "/etc/systemd/system/patroni.service",
-
 [Unit]
 Description=Runners to orchestrate a high-availability PostgreSQL
-After=syslog.target network.target
+After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
@@ -11,11 +8,7 @@
 User=postgres
 Group=postgres
 
-# Where to send early-startup messages from the server
-# This is normally controlled by the global default set by systemd
-# StandardOutput=syslog
-
-ExecStart=/bin/patroni /etc/patroni.yml
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/patroni /etc/patroni/config.yml
 
 # only kill the patroni process, not it's children, so it will gracefully stop postgres
 KillMode=process